MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	17.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	55.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	May 10 '19 at 17:57
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	65%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4130-$42 49,509 User benchmarks, average bench 52% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Memory 68.1 1-Core 25 2-Core 59.4 35% 50.8 Pts	4-Core 116 8-Core 161 18% 138 Pts	64-Core 181 11% 181 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% MSI(1462 3102) CLim: 1483 MHz, MLim: 1550 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Lighting 21.5 Reflection 16.7 Parallax 18.4 18% 18.9 fps	MRender 24 Gravity 21.3 Splatting 16.9 16% 20.7 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 213 211 212 215 215 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 294 Write 216 Mixed 217 SusWrite 210 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 12 4K Write 31.7 4K Mixed 19.3 60% 21 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 210 173% 248 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 129%
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 51GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 104 105 102 96 101 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	46.4% Average	Read 263 Write 124 Mixed 164 SusWrite 102 36% 163 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 43.8 4K Mixed 24.6 80% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 93.6 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 98.3 74% 98.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 190 191 191 193 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 150 Mixed 85 SusWrite 188 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 125GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 92 92 92 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 130 Write 114 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 91 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 199% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 182 186 185 186 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 151 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 182 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%
JetFlash Transcend 16GB 14,782 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 7GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 14 14 15 14 13 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 95.8 Write 12.5 Mixed 44 SusWrite 13.5 44% 41.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.9 53% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 28,461 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 16.3 MC Mixed 12.5 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 10.2 SC Mixed 6.2 22% 7.8 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 76%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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