MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	47.2% 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	117% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150906
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '19 at 03:45
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 91.5 1-Core 127 2-Core 244 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 688 69% 560 Pts	64-Core 696 43% 696 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 1366) CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.2% Average	Lighting 58.4 Reflection 64.7 Parallax 56.9 48% 60 fps	MRender 64.8 Gravity 57.2 Splatting 51.5 47% 57.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 231GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 258 413 326 432 338 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 434 Mixed 324 SusWrite 347 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 54.9 196% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 229 205% 311 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 111%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 470GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 101 101 102 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 84.8 Write 83.5 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 102 59% 80.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 84%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 446GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 116 117 117 116 116 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 121 Write 117 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 116 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 84%
WD My Book 1170 2TB 539 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 186GB free, PID 1170 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 108 107 107 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 73 Write 74 Mixed 61.2 SusWrite 108 110% 78.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 99% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GB 8,407 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23.3 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 24.5 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 79%

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

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 $94Bench 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 $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