MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	28.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	97.5% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '19 at 15:32
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 94.8 1-Core 108 2-Core 211 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 420 55% 412 Pts	64-Core 422 26% 422 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8554) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	28.6% Poor	Lighting 35.6 Reflection 34.5 Parallax 31.5 29% 33.9 fps	MRender 36.9 Gravity 32.6 Splatting 33.3 28% 34.2 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 214 215 211 214 212 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 418 Mixed 344 SusWrite 238 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 69 4K Mixed 44.8 158% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 322 247% 336 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 182 182 185 183 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 151 Mixed 81 SusWrite 182 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%
Seagate ST3320418AS 320GB-$33 24,309 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 227GB free Firmware: HP22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 80 81 80 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 102 Write 99.8 Mixed 61.3 SusWrite 80 63% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 58%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB 4,068 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 327GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 101 102 102 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 93.7 Write 94 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 101 108% 81.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 86% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 35.9 MC Mixed 26.2 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 25.9 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 57.7 69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 104%

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Gaming 51%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	818x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	631x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	227x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	316x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	305x
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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	55x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 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: $589

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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