MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	34.8% 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	80.6% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	2.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '17 at 20:09
Run Duration	315 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 139 2-Core 278 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 686 73% 582 Pts	64-Core 685 42% 685 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 378.92 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.8% Below average	Lighting 45.2 Reflection 43.2 Parallax 38.5 37% 42.3 fps	MRender 40 Gravity 39.2 Splatting 34.7 31% 38 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 960GB-$80 1,195 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 524GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd 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 100 100 200 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 291 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 123 (A3) Unknown 100 100 1229 (94) Unknown 100 100 41803 (95) Unknown 100 100 341 (96) Unknown 100 100 191 (97) Unknown 100 100 319 (A4) Unknown 100 100 9051 (A5) Unknown 100 100 17 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 3 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 42 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 35330973761563 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 90781 (F2) Unknown 100 100 150340 (F5) Unknown 100 100 106914 (F6) Unknown 100 100 167212 (F7) Unknown 100 100 0	80.6% Excellent	Read 494 Write 248 Mixed 265 74% 336 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 66.7 4K Mixed 25.6 118% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 46.3 86% 174 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 100%
PHILIPS GoGear Mix 2GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 3% 2GB free, PID 20ef Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	3.49% Terrible	Read 6.99 Write 4.68 Mixed 5.4 7% 5.69 MB/s	4K Read 5.98 4K Write 0.01 4K Mixed 0.02 23% 2 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.49% Great: 3%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSA.16FADG 859B BLS8G4D240FSA.16FARG 16GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80.2% Excellent	MC Read 29 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 24.6 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 25.2 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,309 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 51%

Yacht

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

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	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 $274	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	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