MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics64.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive277% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170424
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 14 '17 at 10:38
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 150
2-Core 299
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 550
8-Core 825
85% 688 Pts
64-Core 825
51% 825 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2099 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
64.1% Good
Lighting 80.1
Reflection 83
Parallax 71.4
65% 78.2 fps
MRender 74.2
Gravity 73.7
Splatting 78
62% 75.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
776GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
277% Outstanding
Read 2,849
Write 1,486
Mixed 1,441
423% 1,925 MB/s
4K Read 56.5
4K Write 180
4K Mixed 36.4
228% 91 MB/s
DQ Read 57.7
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 33
53% 97.3 MB/s
Poor: 157%
This bench: 277%
Great: 302%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
488GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
50.1% Above average
Read 92.4
Write 82.1
Mixed 77.1
63% 83.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 1.67
4K Mixed 0.23
86% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2900 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
MC Read 35.9
MC Write 36.7
MC Mixed 25.4
93% 32.7 GB/s
SC Read 22.4
SC Write 39.9
SC Mixed 29.4
87% 30.6 GB/s
Latency 50
80% 50 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,308 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $589
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