MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


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 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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.2% 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	114% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	18.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '19 at 19:53
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	9%

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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 i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Memory 88.2 1-Core 90.7 2-Core 228 76% 136 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 435 60% 445 Pts	64-Core 449 28% 449 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.2% Above average	Lighting 74 Reflection 73.3 Parallax 63.8 60% 70.4 fps	MRender 68.3 Gravity 69.2 Splatting 70.8 57% 69.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 188 185 186 185 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 468 Mixed 353 SusWrite 214 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 62.9 214% 75.9 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 316 239% 321 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 332GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 412 457 470 469 307 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 464 Mixed 451 SusWrite 421 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 62.6 214% 77.8 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 315 239% 321 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 129%
Seagate Expansion+ Desk 4TB 1,088 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 157 157 157 159 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 143 Write 150 Mixed 108 SusWrite 157 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 349% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 97%
JetFlash Transcend 8GB 9,769 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 4GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 12 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	7.54% Terrible	Read 23 Write 4 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 12.6 14% 11.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.54% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2A2666C16 Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G 029E CMK8GX4M2A2666C16 Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G 24GB 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	77.1% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 25.3 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 23.5 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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