MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall 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!
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics60.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive326% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180704
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateJul 16 '19 at 08:31
Run Duration199 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 162
2-Core 324
106% 194 Pts
4-Core 615
8-Core 630
83% 623 Pts
64-Core 628
39% 628 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 102%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
60.4% Good
Lighting 75.7
Reflection 74
Parallax 65
62% 71.6 fps
MRender 69
Gravity 69.8
Splatting 72.2
58% 70.4 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
273GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 765 627 619 609 596 585 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
326% Outstanding
Read 2,577
Write 2354
Mixed 1,495
SusWrite 633
393% 1,765 MB/s
4K Read 70.8
4K Write 206
4K Mixed 100
345% 126 MB/s
DQ Read 1,819
DQ Write 1,669
DQ Mixed 1,658
1,268% 1,716 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 326%
Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
931GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 370 372 372 373 373 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 500GB
378GB free
Firmware: 0302
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 94 95 95 95 94 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
51.3% Above average
Read 84.5
Write 82.8
Mixed 47.7
SusWrite 94.3
57% 77.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.6
102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
MC Read 36.2
MC Write 38.2
MC Mixed 28
98% 34.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.3
SC Write 36.8
SC Mixed 30
85% 29.7 GB/s
Latency 51
78% 51 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,312 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $589
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