MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics78.9% 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 Drive44.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory18.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170424
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 12 '20 at 01:50
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 51%
Watch Gameplay: 2060 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$169
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 85.2
1-Core 125
2-Core 247
85% 152 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 490
66% 492 Pts
64-Core 494
31% 494 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$290
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.9% Very good
Lighting 99.4
Reflection 97.8
Parallax 92.2
81% 96.5 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 87.8
Splatting 75.9
75% 94.2 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$98
613GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 75 76 78 76 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
44.1% Average
Read 460
Write 73
Mixed 119
SusWrite 76
39% 182 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 22
4K Mixed 16.6
61% 19 MB/s
DQ Read 80.4
DQ Write 23.5
DQ Mixed 34.8
30% 46.2 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 121%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
1GB free
Firmware: BBF0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 139
Write 104
Mixed 81.8
24% 108 MB/s
4K Read 12.4
4K Write 92.3
4K Mixed 26.9
102% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 85.2
71% 102 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$40
931GB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 184 184 183 184 184 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 181
Mixed 144
SusWrite 183
128% 174 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.2
241% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 107%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2666 C16 Series 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 24GB
2133, 2133 MHz
16384, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
39.6% Below average
MC Read 13.6
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 11.6
37% 13.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 12.8
36% 12.4 GB/s
Latency 71.8
56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 39.6%
Great: 64%

 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 2,324 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: 85% - Excellent Total price: $594
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