MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	87.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '19 at 15:38
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 133 2-Core 265 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 520 69% 515 Pts	64-Core 510 32% 510 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Lighting 111 Reflection 115 Parallax 107 90% 111 fps	MRender 98.4 Gravity 102 Splatting 103 83% 101 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 580GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 354 444 451 406 398 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 448 Mixed 371 SusWrite 389 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 59.6 199% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 306 246% 345 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 125%
Intel 545s Series 128GB 2,701 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 29GB free Firmware: LHF002C SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 130 130 130 132 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 217 Mixed 240 SusWrite 129 59% 268 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 47.7 180% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 147 116% 162 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 90%
GOODRAM 240GB 8,481 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 164GB free Firmware: SAFM22.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 363 425 434 433 435 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 444 Mixed 320 SusWrite 396 92% 407 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 40.8 159% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 170 166% 261 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 102%
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB 641 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 307 179 60 79 24 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 59%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 178 177 177 178 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 125 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 175 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 143% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 850GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 115 115 116 116 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 107 Write 105 Mixed 62.1 SusWrite 114 71% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D30AESEK.M8FE 2x8GB 7,360 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 28.7 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 37.1 SC Mixed 30.6 85% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 50.5 79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 107%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,311 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 51%

Yacht

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

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	630x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	226x

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	221x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	117x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	74x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $40Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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