MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 30.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics54.6% 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 Drive65.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151022
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 14 '19 at 20:44
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
30.5% Below average
Memory 46.9
1-Core 25.4
2-Core 50.6
27% 41 Pts
4-Core 77.2
8-Core 136
13% 107 Pts
64-Core 132
8% 132 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 30.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
54.6% Above average
Lighting 51.1
Reflection 69.1
Parallax 106
42% 75.4 fps
MRender 93.6
Gravity 96.6
Splatting 100
80% 96.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 197 99 87 88 88 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
65.5% Good
Read 445
Write 410
Mixed 324
SusWrite 136
74% 329 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 46.3
4K Mixed 28.5
96% 32.6 MB/s
DQ Read 221
DQ Write 207
DQ Mixed 131
121% 187 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
748GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 188 191 191 191 192 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 181
Mixed 81
SusWrite 189
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
167% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 109%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
46% Average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 16.2
MC Mixed 20.3
51% 17.9 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 8.6
23% 8.13 GB/s
Latency 172
23% 172 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 46%
Great: 95%

 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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