MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	28.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	121% 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.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '20 at 22:40
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Memory 90.6 1-Core 122 2-Core 242 85% 152 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 655 67% 539 Pts	64-Core 643 40% 643 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Nvidia(10DE 1C81) 2GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	28.1% Poor	Lighting 34.4 Reflection 25.7 Parallax 35.9 28% 32 fps	MRender 38.3 Gravity 33.2 Splatting 32.6 28% 34.7 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 384GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 468 476 337 303 303 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 455 Mixed 435 SusWrite 390 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 59.9 199% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 352 260% 343 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 127 129 130 133 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 62.4 Write 109 Mixed 68.4 SusWrite 127 68% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 63% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 90%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$21 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 79GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 69 67 68 68 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 96.5 Write 92.5 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 68 57% 77.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 88% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 61%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 487GB free Firmware: LVM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 118 118 119 119 119 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 49 Write 105 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 118 58% 79.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.3 112% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 71%
WD My Passport 07A8 500GB 1,257 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 119GB free, PID 07a8 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 19 17 17 20 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 36.6 Write 21.4 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 18.2 30% 24.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 49% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IM48GU88N24-FFFHMB Kingston 9905678-023.A00G 16GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 20.1 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 23.2 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 73%

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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 $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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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 $40	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