MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.6% 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	65.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (36%). 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	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '18 at 22:17
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	36%

Watch Gameplay: 480 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400-$79 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78% Very good	Memory 88.4 1-Core 104 2-Core 186 74% 126 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 399 53% 395 Pts	64-Core 400 25% 400 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E347) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.10.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Lighting 68.6 Reflection 64.7 Parallax 89.3 56% 74.2 fps	MRender 64.8 Gravity 65.3 Splatting 53.3 49% 61.1 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 129 136 133 135 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 381 Write 373 Mixed 352 SusWrite 135 70% 310 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 20.9 121% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 33.2 58% 113 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 684GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 156 158 158 158 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 165 Mixed 91.5 SusWrite 158 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x4GB-$48 7,720 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	73.9% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 22.4 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 21.3 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 80%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

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 $109Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $408

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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