MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	42.3% 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	65% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '17 at 14:50
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 133 2-Core 265 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 507 68% 505 Pts	64-Core 502 31% 502 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.66 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.3% Average	Lighting 47.8 Reflection 55.2 Parallax 44.8 39% 49.3 fps	MRender 68.3 Gravity 47.8 Splatting 62.4 49% 59.5 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 354GB free Firmware: M0CR031 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 596 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 100 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 19 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 72 62 163209871388 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 502345556 (F7) Unknown 100 100 15703714 (F8) Unknown 100 100 1431556 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1938 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	86.4% Excellent	Read 484 Write 322 Mixed 341 85% 382 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 86.5 4K Mixed 23.8 119% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 26.9 86% 189 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 99%
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: 605ABBF2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 10342297 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 -89206470734602 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 713 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 173 (B1) Unknown 0 0 2 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 26 40 77312032794 (C2) HDA temperature 26 40 77312032794 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 10342297 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 10342297 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 10342297 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 96 96 81604378625 (E9) Unknown 0 0 7194 (EA) Unknown 0 0 4770 (F1) Unknown 0 0 4770 (F2) Unknown 0 0 4289 (F4) Unknown 99 99 4325425	65% Good	Read 430 Write 116 Mixed 140 49% 228 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 12.1 126% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 89.6 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 36.6 50% 89.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 75%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 435GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 175 2233 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1126 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3304 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 707 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 161 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 968 (C2) HDA temperature 113 107 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	80.8% Excellent	Read 143 Write 138 Mixed 137 105% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.33 4K Write 2.71 4K Mixed 0.28 137% 1.44 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.5% Excellent	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 26.1 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 32.7 SC Mixed 25.1 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 97%

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Gaming 51%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 44%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	817x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	630x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	226x

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	221x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	117x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	74x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $40Bench 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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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