MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	95.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	115% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	18.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '21 at 15:47
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 83.9 1-Core 126 2-Core 241 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 625 65% 524 Pts	64-Core 619 38% 619 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C303) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95.4% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 130 Parallax 120 98% 124 fps	MRender 93.2 Gravity 123 Splatting 112 90% 109 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 288 303 301 301 301 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 484 Mixed 457 SusWrite 278 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 58.4 199% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 352 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 129%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 12GB free Firmware: 411030WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 290 Write 243 Mixed 129 49% 220 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 19 139% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 97.7 DQ Mixed 68.5 94% 182 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 111%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 10GB free Firmware: UF8704RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 451 Write 328 Mixed 172 70% 317 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 8.5 67% 23.6 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 87.3 DQ Mixed 33.9 44% 78.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 56%
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$52 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 111GB free Firmware: UF870400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 182 136 125 120 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 451 Write 321 Mixed 129 SusWrite 140 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 32.8 4K Mixed 9.9 66% 22.1 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 54.6 DQ Mixed 18.4 31% 61.7 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 55%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 590GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 76 73 73 74 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 72.4 Write 89.4 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 73.8 55% 73.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 222GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 178 181 180 180 180 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 146 Write 82.7 Mixed 75 SusWrite 168 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 114%
WDC WD10 EVVS-63M5B0 1TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 222GB free, PID 0475 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	19.8% Very poor	Read 35 Write 38.6 Mixed 33.6 SusWrite 40.2 51% 36.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 24GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.7% Below average	MC Read 11 MC Write 11 MC Mixed 9.4 30% 10.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 11.7 SC Mixed 10 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 60%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 28: 2R 3G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
28%	42%	33	301	231	144	31.5"	2560 1440	SAM707A LC27G5xT

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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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	222x

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	119x

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	40x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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