MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	58.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	96.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '17 at 05:50
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 92.3 1-Core 98.4 2-Core 195 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 366 8-Core 372 49% 369 Pts	64-Core 369 23% 369 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Device(7377 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.92 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.7% Above average	Lighting 72.3 Reflection 76.5 Parallax 67.1 59% 72 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 68.7 Splatting 73 58% 71 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Apacer AS330 120GB 735 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: AP122PD0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 567 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 505 (A3) Unknown 100 100 45 (A4) Unknown 100 100 19 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 8 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 51 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (E7) Temperature 100 100 81 (F1) Unknown 100 100 9263464244	96.1% Outstanding	Read 524 Write 478 Mixed 496 112% 499 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 83.9 4K Mixed 14.4 112% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 64.3 118% 232 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 96%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 854GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 173 2316 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1244 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 999 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 994 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 177 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1069 (C2) HDA temperature 107 100 36 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	90.7% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 150 Mixed 132 112% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.27 4K Write 0.58 4K Mixed 0.42 110% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 4x4GB 176 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	62% Good	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 19.9 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 19.1 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 62%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) - $220

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	304x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	266x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	221x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	280x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	132x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	118x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	78x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	30x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	29x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	69x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	45x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	40x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $868

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16