MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics83.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive82.4% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151218
Uptime27.1 Days
Run DateJan 13 '20 at 18:47
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 89.8
1-Core 106
2-Core 218
79% 138 Pts
4-Core 418
8-Core 431
56% 424 Pts
64-Core 396
24% 396 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.3% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 108
Parallax 94.4
85% 102 fps
MRender 94.6
Gravity 97.2
Splatting 99.7
80% 97.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 540s Series 120GB
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LSBG200
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 64 62 60 62 63 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Read 470
Write 400
Mixed 364
SusWrite 72
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 43.5
156% 59.1 MB/s
DQ Read 264
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 237
181% 244 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 84%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
31GB free
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 153 68 35 31 52 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
73.4% Very good
Read 474
Write 411
Mixed 109
SusWrite 93.3
60% 272 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 75.8
4K Mixed 31
120% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 295
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 126
135% 224 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 88%
WD Purple 1TB (2014)-$40
315GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 114 114 113 114 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
57.3% Above average
Read 85.7
Write 82.2
Mixed 59.2
SusWrite 114
63% 85.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.6% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 30.5
MC Mixed 24
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 29.4
SC Mixed 21.4
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,308 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $589
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