MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics11.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170424
Uptime1 Days
Run DateOct 18 '17 at 14:21
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-6100-$40
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
70.3% Very good
Memory 94.8
1-Core 112
2-Core 206
80% 138 Pts
4-Core 272
8-Core 241
35% 257 Pts
64-Core 288
18% 288 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 SE
MSI(1462 232A) 1GB
CLim: 750 MHz, MLim: 957 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
11.9% Very poor
Lighting 14.1
Reflection 16.5
Parallax 12.3
12% 14.3 fps
MRender 19
Gravity 13.5
Splatting 15
13% 15.8 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.9%
Great: 12%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AC01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
51.3% Above average
Read 101
Write 78.2
Mixed 98.5
70% 92.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.83
4K Mixed 0.44
104% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
50% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 15.2
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 15.8
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 57.6
69% 57.6 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 50%
Great: 52%

 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 2,313 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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