MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	74.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	94.6% 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.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '19 at 10:24
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	48%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$51 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Memory 75.8 1-Core 92 2-Core 178 66% 115 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 378 50% 377 Pts	64-Core 383 24% 383 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C755) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	74.6% Very good	Lighting 86.1 Reflection 84.7 Parallax 71.8 70% 80.9 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 93 Splatting 81.1 83% 105 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 265 259 246 233 225 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 402 Write 386 Mixed 327 SusWrite 257 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 79.5 4K Mixed 45.5 149% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 120 120 121 120 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 114 Write 92.5 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 120 71% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 114%
Freecom Databar 64GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 37GB free, PID fcf6 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 7.6 16 16 16 15 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	6.53% Terrible	Read 20.2 Write 12.2 Mixed 11.5 SusWrite 12.4 18% 14.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.2 21% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.53% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB 92 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.3% Average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 14.9 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 12.3 SC Mixed 11 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 88.6 45% 88.6 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 64%

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

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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	267x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	222x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	281x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	132x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	120x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	78x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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	41x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $868

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16