MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 152% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	159% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '18 at 03:38
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 156 2-Core 291 101% 181 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 772 79% 638 Pts	64-Core 850 53% 850 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866A); Asus Rog Strix Gaming 2080 Ti CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	159% Outstanding	Lighting 220 Reflection 229 Parallax 242 180% 231 fps	MRender 262 Gravity 218 Splatting 143 163% 208 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM13.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 314 112 356 371 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 450 Mixed 384 SusWrite 260 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 42.6 159% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 198 189% 295 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 102%
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 34,988 User benchmarks, average bench 239% 438GB free Firmware: 3L2QEXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2365 2124 1015 1032 1096 1096 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	347% Outstanding	Read 2,259 Write 2,314 Mixed 1758 SusWrite 1,455 438% 1,946 MB/s	4K Read 67.5 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 96.6 326% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,726 DQ Write 1,288 DQ Mixed 1,475 1,112% 1,497 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 347% Great: 329%
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 918GB free Firmware: O1026A SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 417 420 420 421 419 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 417 Mixed 328 SusWrite 416 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 46 166% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 195 171% 253 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-4GVKB 04CD F4-3200C16-4GVK 04CD F4-3200C16-4GVK 04CD F4-3200C16-4GVKB 16GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 34.4 111% 39 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 42.6 SC Mixed 33.1 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

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Gaming 51%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 44%

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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