MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.1% 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	92.6% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '19 at 16:35
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 133 2-Core 267 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 529 68% 515 Pts	64-Core 534 33% 534 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E285) CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.3.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Lighting 66.6 Reflection 59.9 Parallax 87.8 54% 71.5 fps	MRender 59.6 Gravity 56.9 Splatting 75.5 54% 64 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 50%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB-$80 4,893 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 196 217 217 196 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 401 Write 263 Mixed 273 SusWrite 203 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 43.8 176% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 199 159% 224 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSA.8FADG 4x4GB 573 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 27.1 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 25.4 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 107%

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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 2,320 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	822x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	633x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	227x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	316x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	308x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	223x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	117x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	98x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	71x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $591

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16