MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive109% 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.
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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180705
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 25 '19 at 13:44
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU2%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$139
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 123
2-Core 236
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 466
62% 467 Pts
64-Core 465
29% 465 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1425 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.1.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60.6% Good
Lighting 77.3
Reflection 70.4
Parallax 99.1
63% 82.3 fps
MRender 72.8
Gravity 77.4
Splatting 58.4
56% 69.6 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 212 203 186 217 209 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 456
Write 409
Mixed 315
SusWrite 210
78% 348 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 58.2
204% 73.5 MB/s
DQ Read 348
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 302
233% 318 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 109%
Great: 114%
Toshiba MK2565GSX 250GB
91GB free
Firmware: GJ003A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 50 52 52 52 52 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
28.3% Poor
Read 46.6
Write 47
Mixed 23.8
SusWrite 51.7
31% 42.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 28.3%
Great: 40%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
229GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 118 119 119 119 119 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Read 149
Write 144
Mixed 105
SusWrite 118
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
74% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 22
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 22.3
62% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 74%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 1,241 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $408
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