MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.7% 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	132% 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.

Very high background CPU (69%). 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	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '19 at 13:56
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	69%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$113 342,244 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)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 91.8 1-Core 133 2-Core 241 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 528 68% 515 Pts	64-Core 531 33% 531 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.8% 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 way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Lighting 73.8 Reflection 76.5 Parallax 66.1 60% 72.1 fps	MRender 71.6 Gravity 70.1 Splatting 73.3 59% 71.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 329GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 479 490 476 300 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 495 Mixed 468 SusWrite 417 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 64.9 224% 82 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 129%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$36 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 112GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 94 96 105 96 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 363 Write 124 Mixed 180 SusWrite 94.5 42% 190 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 40.8 159% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 86.7 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 81.1 68% 95.9 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 385GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 156 157 156 157 156 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 126 Write 119 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 156 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB-$42 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)	77.4% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 25.1 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 24.1 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 79%

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Gaming 51%

Yacht

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) - $150

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	827x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	634x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	227x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	318x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	312x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	225x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	117x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	75x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 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: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $581

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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