MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 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.
Graphics	58.5% 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	83.3% 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.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150906
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '19 at 09:38
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 91.3 1-Core 126 2-Core 243 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 657 70% 561 Pts	64-Core 658 41% 658 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gainward(10B0 1C03) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Lighting 72.6 Reflection 72.6 Parallax 69.3 59% 71.5 fps	MRender 71.1 Gravity 68 Splatting 70.3 57% 69.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 132 151 139 131 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 300 Write 265 Mixed 246 SusWrite 141 53% 238 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 46 170% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 247 DQ Mixed 139 130% 201 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 85%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 913GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 173 172 173 171 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 176 Mixed 104 SusWrite 172 120% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%
WD My Book 500GB 3,986 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 28GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 40 42 41 42 41 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	20.7% Poor	Read 36.7 Write 39 Mixed 27 SusWrite 40.4 49% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 22%
WD My Passport 0837 1TB 3,852 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 26GB free, PID 0837 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 58 57 58 57 57 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	28% Poor	Read 61.9 Write 64 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 57.2 76% 56.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 44%
UFD 2.0 Silicon-Power32G 32GB 295 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 25GB free, PID 4200 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 4.8 4.1 4.3 5.1 5.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	5.22% Terrible	Read 20.3 Write 2.5 Mixed 8.7 SusWrite 4.6 10% 9.02 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.22% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB 2,748 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	77% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 23.9 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 23.5 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 81%

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Typical H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 1,239 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

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Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

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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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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