MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	62.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	242% 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	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, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170424
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '18 at 08:38
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 134 2-Core 267 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 523 69% 518 Pts	64-Core 517 32% 517 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 328D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Lighting 78.2 Reflection 79.3 Parallax 68.5 64% 75.3 fps	MRender 72.4 Gravity 73.8 Splatting 75.6 61% 73.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 568 313 314 314 300 228 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 2,145 Write 1,479 Mixed 766 SusWrite 340 261% 1,182 MB/s	4K Read 56.4 4K Write 205 4K Mixed 64.5 277% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,081 DQ Write 1,277 DQ Mixed 788 702% 1,049 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 236%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 311GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 166 166 166 166 167 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 134 Write 137 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 166 83% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 159% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 108%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 299GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 106 107 107 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 114 Write 106 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 106 72% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB 4,782 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	84.9% Excellent	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 26.5 85% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 33.8 SC Mixed 25.9 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 96%

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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	817x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	630x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	226x

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	221x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	117x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	74x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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 $40Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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