MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 150%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 129%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics165% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170424
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 23 '19 at 10:36
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 145
2-Core 287
98% 176 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 742
76% 616 Pts
64-Core 803
50% 803 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
165% Outstanding
Lighting 231
Reflection 241
Parallax 240
188% 237 fps
MRender 260
Gravity 222
Splatting 151
166% 211 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 165%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27
854GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 53 43 55 50 48 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
22% Poor
Read 27.2
Write 66
Mixed 29.8
SusWrite 49.2
32% 43 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.5
91% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 22%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84
538GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 134 132 131 131 131 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Read 175
Write 144
Mixed 79.2
SusWrite 132
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB
63GB free
Firmware: 0712
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 96 97 97 98 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
48.4% Average
Read 69.8
Write 69.2
Mixed 56.3
SusWrite 96.9
54% 73.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 7.3
4K Mixed 0.6
218% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
MC Read 35.3
MC Write 35.9
MC Mixed 26
93% 32.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 35.6
SC Mixed 29.9
83% 29 GB/s
Latency 52.5
76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 51%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 44%
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $591
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