MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.5% 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	78.8% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	Цвета: 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '19 at 20:20
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 94.3 1-Core 127 2-Core 248 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 678 69% 559 Pts	64-Core 695 43% 695 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Lighting 69.1 Reflection 68.3 Parallax 61.3 56% 66.2 fps	MRender 73.4 Gravity 63.4 Splatting 53.7 51% 63.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 128GB-$70 10,510 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1126KB SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 107 127 99 104 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 496 Write 152 Mixed 208 SusWrite 114 53% 242 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 36.8 140% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 149 125% 184 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 90%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 378GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 84 83 82 82 84 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 84 Write 74.7 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 82.5 55% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 412GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 139 140 138 138 141 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 51% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67 46,617 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	73.7% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 20.9 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 22.5 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 58.9 68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 81%

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

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Typical Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,309 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 51%

Yacht

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

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	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 $95Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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