MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.4% 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	95.3% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161017
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 26 '17 at 19:46
Run Duration	487 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 139 2-Core 269 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 727 74% 599 Pts	64-Core 744 46% 744 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.4% Above average	Lighting 70.4 Reflection 70.3 Parallax 63.2 57% 68 fps	MRender 67.1 Gravity 67.1 Splatting 66.1 55% 66.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M5 Pro 128GB-$130 4,476 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 104GB free Firmware: 1.07 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^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 1452 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1310 (B1) Unknown 100 100 315417 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 36 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 146000 (F2) Unknown 100 100 361009	99.2% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 314 Mixed 384 90% 405 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 92.6 4K Mixed 38.7 151% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 83.1 121% 227 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 98%
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM02.H Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1360 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 202 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 488 (AD) Unknown 100 100 5177498 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 8 (C2) HDA temperature 67 64 154620330017 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 98 (E9) Unknown 100 100 21309 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 18062 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1867 (F4) Unknown 100 100 79 (F5) Unknown 100 100 154 (F6) Unknown 100 100 5491328	95.3% Outstanding	Read 524 Write 499 Mixed 503 114% 508 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 13.2 122% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 14.9 62% 145 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 111%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA330 1TB 8,831 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 737GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 137 137 91 (03) Spinup time 122 122 25790054709 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3788 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 138 138 31 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 10868 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2011 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 3788 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 3788 (C2) HDA temperature 206 206 167504576541 (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 200 200 0	75.4% Very good	Read 129 Write 133 Mixed 124 97% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.37 4K Mixed 0.38 96% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 76%
USB DISK 2.0 32GB 158 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 29GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	6.15% Terrible	Read 22.1 Write 2.68 Mixed 3.2 8% 9.33 MB/s	4K Read 9.97 4K Write 0.002 4K Mixed 0.002 37% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 6.15% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C12 4x8GB 1,118 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	78.9% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 24.8 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 32 SC Mixed 24.9 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 117%

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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	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