MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics98.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive60.3% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160223
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJan 27 '19 at 15:23
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 34%
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 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Memory 78.1
1-Core 104
2-Core 194
72% 125 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 561
58% 466 Pts
64-Core 619
38% 619 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.63
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.2% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 140
Parallax 124
102% 129 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 124
Splatting 102
91% 112 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM00.U
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 106 77 90 83 76 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
60.3% Good
Read 416
Write 102
Mixed 87.8
SusWrite 86
38% 173 MB/s
4K Read 15.5
4K Write 65.4
4K Mixed 30.7
98% 37.2 MB/s
DQ Read 286
DQ Write 62.5
DQ Mixed 67.2
77% 138 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
353GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 124 126 126 126 126 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Read 155
Write 126
Mixed 80.3
SusWrite 126
89% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
889GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 158 159 160 160 162 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 156
Mixed 95.8
SusWrite 159
106% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.2% Good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 18.8
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.4
SC Write 13.9
SC Mixed 14.5
38% 13.3 GB/s
Latency 84.2
48% 84.2 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 90%

 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 1,240 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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