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MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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. 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 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50.3% 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	159% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20150825
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '23 at 15:27
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$115 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	71.1% Very good	Memory 93.6 1-Core 106 2-Core 199 78% 133 Pts	4-Core 271 8-Core 343 39% 307 Pts	64-Core 339 21% 339 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$94 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1250 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.11.2 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.3% Above average	Lighting 63.6 Reflection 12.8 Parallax 79.7 52% 52 fps	MRender 63 Gravity 72.1 Splatting 43.6 47% 59.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 SE NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$85 28,559 User benchmarks, average bench 239% 680GB free (System drive) Firmware: 711130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 637 649 664 687 700 689 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	159% Outstanding	Read 1,079 Write 1,190 Mixed 1,031 SusWrite 671 224% 993 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 84.5 4K Mixed 56.2 180% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 535 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 368 283% 393 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 328%
WD WD20EZAZ-00WGYX0 2TB 13,327 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 605GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 116 106 116 106 114 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 25% Great: 102%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 581GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 151 149 150 150 151 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 152 Write 146 Mixed 92.9 SusWrite 150 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 109%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$69 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 709GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 90 91 90 90 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 93.3 Write 86.8 Mixed 61.6 SusWrite 89.4 61% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 84%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$74 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 843GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 165 165 167 166 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 150 Mixed 90.4 SusWrite 165 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB 145,911 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 470GB free Firmware: LXM3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 144 141 144 142 143 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	72% Very good	Read 113 Write 157 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 137 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro 2x8GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 17 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 19.1 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 59%

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Typical H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 1,566 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	309x
Core i7-4790Intel $115Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	275x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	228x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	289x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	133x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	125x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	78x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x
A400 240GBKingston $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	29x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	72x
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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $285	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $123
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $375	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350