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MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	29.6% 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	98.2% 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	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

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	20.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '18 at 23:24
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 127 2-Core 250 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 662 72% 568 Pts	64-Core 664 41% 664 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 3609) 2GB CLim: 1406 MHz, MLim: 1702 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	29.6% Poor	Lighting 34.5 Reflection 34.3 Parallax 40.2 28% 36.3 fps	MRender 47.6 Gravity 34.1 Splatting 38.2 32% 40 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$175 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 29409 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1771 (B1) Unknown 91 91 299 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 54 34 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 217 (F1) Unknown 99 99 56489735530	98.2% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 478 Mixed 494 110% 492 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 98.5 4K Mixed 20.1 119% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 84.7 127% 239 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$47 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 124465320 (03) Spinup time 98 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6727 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 65 60 3352501 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 8037 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 811 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 63 521469981 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 25 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 91 91 18209 (C2) HDA temperature 29 40 47244640285 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -51015621538772 (F1) Unknown 100 253 6739229759 (F2) Unknown 100 253 29827826104	73.2% Very good	Read 125 Write 130 Mixed 130 97% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.45 4K Mixed 0.2 69% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 114%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$21 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 194GB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 93791296 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4434 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 9481090 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 10973 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 912 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 1 (BD) vendor-specific 96 96 4 (BE) vendor-specific 69 59 538378271 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 24 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 10085 (C2) HDA temperature 31 41 51539607583 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -139397458552989 (F1) Unknown 100 253 8311686610 (F2) Unknown 100 253 337381956923	59.3% Above average	Read 77.1 Write 128 Mixed 103 78% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 5.36 4K Mixed 0.65 190% 2.15 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 108%
ST4000DM 004-2CV104 4TB 199 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 140 Write 138 Mixed 69.9 142% 116 MB/s	4K Read 9.39 4K Write 4.29 4K Mixed 0.51 198% 4.73 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 70%
ST310005 28AS 1TB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 725GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	28% Poor	Read 96.6 Write 52.5 Mixed 75.2 90% 74.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.86 4K Write 0.76 4K Mixed 0.42 43% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 48%
ST4000DM 004-2CV104 4TB 199 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 386GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 91.5 Write 95.6 Mixed 61.1 104% 82.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.96 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 0.45 213% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 70%
ST316002 3AS 160GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 149GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	19.8% Very poor	Read 52.9 Write 39.5 Mixed 42.8 56% 45.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.11 4K Mixed 0.41 54% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 0420 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL KHX1866C10D3/4G 0420 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 24GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1333, 1867, 1333, 1867 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	59% Above average	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 16.8 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 20 56% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 60%

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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	309x
Core i7-4790Intel $115Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	275x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	229x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	292x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	133x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	127x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	79x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	30x

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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