MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 127%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics145% 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 Drive112% 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 H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 23 '19 at 00:42
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Memory 92.9
1-Core 139
2-Core 253
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 740
73% 597 Pts
64-Core 718
44% 718 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
145% Outstanding
Lighting 193
Reflection 209
Parallax 216
157% 206 fps
MRender 262
Gravity 195
Splatting 136
155% 198 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 145%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 115 95 87 80 76 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 488
Mixed 399
SusWrite 127
85% 379 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 63.5
219% 79.3 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 357
269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 112%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 192 194 192 194 194 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
67GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 114 114 114 111 114 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
65.9% Good
Read 116
Write 90.3
Mixed 71
SusWrite 113
72% 97.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.6% Good
MC Read 26.5
MC Write 25.9
MC Mixed 20.2
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 25.7
SC Mixed 21.6
61% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 62.4
64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 1,241 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
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Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $408
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