MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


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 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.7% 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	117% 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.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '19 at 14:32
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	3%

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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 i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 127 2-Core 253 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 666 68% 549 Pts	64-Core 689 43% 689 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 8618) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.7% Above average	Lighting 70.8 Reflection 72.6 Parallax 63.2 58% 68.8 fps	MRender 66.9 Gravity 67 Splatting 66.6 55% 66.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 288 176 171 165 162 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 485 Mixed 391 SusWrite 224 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 64.1 215% 76.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 134%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 230GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 398 424 425 434 432 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 472 Mixed 399 SusWrite 414 100% 447 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 53.9 190% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 264 224% 327 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 111%
OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 120GB-$106 3,124 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 98GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 187 187 192 188 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 380 Write 180 Mixed 260 SusWrite 189 56% 252 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 42.5 164% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 144 138% 218 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 88%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 163 161 162 161 161 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 149 Write 147 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 161 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 164 164 160 162 163 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 152 Write 129 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 162 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	68% Good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 20.5 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 18.1 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 80%

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 33%

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Motherboard: MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	297x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	227x
Core i5-6600Intel $132Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	194x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	163x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	113x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	111x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	69x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	24x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	72x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	71x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	49x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $408

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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