MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	48.5% 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	124% 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '18 at 19:17
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Memory 84 1-Core 104 2-Core 209 75% 132 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 419 54% 409 Pts	64-Core 395 24% 395 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Sapphire(174B E353) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1236 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Lighting 61.1 Reflection 64.2 Parallax 75.6 50% 67 fps	MRender 63.8 Gravity 55.3 Splatting 51.9 46% 57 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 433GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 439 454 468 461 465 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 461 Mixed 339 SusWrite 445 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 61.5 204% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 335 248% 327 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 537GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 100 106 85 91 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 83.8 Write 9.5 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 98.9 41% 56.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 148% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 70%
Asmt 2115 1TB 1,671 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 814GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 117 117 116 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 136 Write 117 Mixed 70 SusWrite 117 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.7 211% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 93%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 8GB 270 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 2GB free, PID 0048 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.6 6.8 7.2 6.9 7.3 6.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	6.27% Terrible	Read 22.3 Write 6.5 Mixed 6.8 SusWrite 6.9 12% 10.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.27% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT4G4DFS8213.C8FBD1 2x4GB 2,440 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 21.6 72% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 22.1 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 76%

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

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Typical H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 1,239 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	297x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	227x
Core i5-6600Intel $132Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	194x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	163x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	113x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	111x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	69x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	24x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	72x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	71x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	49x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $408

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