MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	56.2% 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	109% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	2.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151218
Uptime	6.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '19 at 18:08
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Memory 71.7 1-Core 104 2-Core 219 72% 132 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 390 50% 375 Pts	64-Core 385 24% 385 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.2% Above average	Lighting 70.7 Reflection 73.9 Parallax 65.6 58% 70.1 fps	MRender 71.5 Gravity 66.7 Splatting 60 53% 66 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 258 363 376 379 371 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 422 Write 48.5 Mixed 354 SusWrite 340 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 92.8 4K Mixed 53.6 177% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 136GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 79 71 82 101 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 154 Write 162 Mixed 111 SusWrite 90.6 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 109%

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 below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.6% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 19.2 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 18.9 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 97.4 41% 97.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 81%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 1,240 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	297x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	228x
Core i5-6600Intel $132Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	194x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	163x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	113x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	111x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	69x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	24x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	72x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	71x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	49x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $408

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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