MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.3% 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	104% 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '19 at 15:19
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (70^th 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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Memory 86.2 1-Core 115 2-Core 228 81% 143 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 437 60% 447 Pts	64-Core 465 29% 465 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.3% Above average	Lighting 71.3 Reflection 71.2 Parallax 65.5 58% 69.4 fps	MRender 69.8 Gravity 67.9 Splatting 66.7 56% 68.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$51 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 431GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 306 306 308 306 306 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 309 Mixed 274 SusWrite 306 77% 347 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 40.6 168% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 224 195% 290 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 129%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 112GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 74 81 77 80 80 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 404 Write 124 Mixed 171 SusWrite 78.3 43% 194 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 33 146% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 87.1 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 86 70% 97.4 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 286GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 141 146 141 145 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 114 Write 118 Mixed 61.3 SusWrite 142 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB-$41 16,658 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 25.5 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 23.1 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 79%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,322 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	317x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	309x
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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $591

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $168	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