MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	139% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	252% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150810
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 01 '18 at 02:10
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 91.5 1-Core 132 2-Core 253 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 711 72% 583 Pts	64-Core 711 44% 711 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.53 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Lighting 198 Reflection 218 Parallax 213 161% 210 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 189 Splatting 132 123% 153 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme INTEL SSDPE2MW01 1TB 170 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0171 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1106 1132 1128 1132 1114 1125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 972 Write 1121 Mixed 655 SusWrite 1,123 218% 968 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 321 4K Mixed 46.2 282% 134 MB/s	DQ Read 1,776 DQ Write 1,050 DQ Mixed 1,090 898% 1,305 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 271%
Seagate ST6000NM0004-1FT17Z 6TB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 3.5TB free Firmware: NN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 185 184 186 190 189 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 192 Mixed 88.4 SusWrite 187 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.9 209% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 119%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 8TB 224 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 13GB free, PID ab34 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Read 33.4 Write 36.8 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 38.8 50% 35.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 7.7 4K Mixed 0.6 286% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x8GB 1,605 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 24.3 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 25.4 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 114%

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

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) - $150

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	818x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	631x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	227x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	316x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	305x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	223x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	117x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	74x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	55x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	98x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	71x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $589

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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