MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	42% 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	328% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '19 at 00:54
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	LVA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 110 2-Core 286 89% 164 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 774 85% 670 Pts	64-Core 787 49% 787 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 90%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7978) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6577 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.97% Terrible	Lighting 8.33 Reflection 11.9 Parallax 8.34 7% 9.52 fps	MRender 12.1 Gravity 7.47 Splatting 16.5 10% 12 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.97% Great: 6%
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 6678) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42% Average	Lighting 47.4 Reflection 55.1 Parallax 44.7 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 67.8 Gravity 47.1 Splatting 62.1 48% 59 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 346GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2145 699 622 625 624 620 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	328% Outstanding	Read 2,445 Write 2,200 Mixed 1,360 SusWrite 889 385% 1,724 MB/s	4K Read 71.9 4K Write 213 4K Mixed 102 353% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 1,571 DQ Write 1,414 DQ Mixed 1,441 1,095% 1,476 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 328% Great: 340%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 32GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 438 437 438 438 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 428 Mixed 422 SusWrite 382 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 62.8 211% 78.4 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 234 208% 313 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 123%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 628GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 158 160 160 159 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 152 Mixed 108 SusWrite 159 112% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 109%
WD WD5003ABYZ-011FA0 500GB 2,936 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 391GB free Firmware: 01.01S03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 127 127 126 127 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 134 Write 114 Mixed 108 SusWrite 126 90% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 78%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB 1,548 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 32.1 MC Mixed 23.6 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 32.8 SC Mixed 27.1 77% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 54.1 74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 94%

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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 2,308 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	817x
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 $76Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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