MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 155% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 131% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	162% 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 Drive	256% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170424
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 05 '19 at 03:43
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 277 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 759 83% 657 Pts	64-Core 769 48% 769 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3715) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	162% Outstanding	Lighting 225 Reflection 230 Parallax 228 183% 227 fps	MRender 268 Gravity 226 Splatting 138 164% 211 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 1TB 40,637 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 895GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1458 1030 1032 1050 1051 1054 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 1,205 Write 1,839 Mixed 1,402 SusWrite 1,112 315% 1,390 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 70.1 244% 91.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,579 DQ Write 1,338 DQ Mixed 1428 1,078% 1,448 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 284%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 480GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 480 475 485 486 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 449 Mixed 394 SusWrite 475 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 68.8 235% 85.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 133%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 176 176 171 176 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 155 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 173 99% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 20 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 22 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 61.4 65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 88%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,313 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 51%

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Desktop 87%

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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