MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 161%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 139%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics161% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive311% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180704
Uptime7.5 Days
Run DateFeb 21 '20 at 06:56
Run Duration211 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.5% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 139
2-Core 301
98% 179 Pts
4-Core 550
8-Core 831
86% 691 Pts
64-Core 834
52% 834 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
161% Outstanding
Lighting 223
Reflection 235
Parallax 245
181% 234 fps
MRender 262
Gravity 219
Splatting 152
166% 211 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 161%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
855GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3L2QEXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1404 1112 1135 1131 1070 1100 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
311% Outstanding
Read 2,209
Write 2,168
Mixed 1,555
SusWrite 1,159
398% 1,773 MB/s
4K Read 64.2
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 89.4
298% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,529
DQ Write 1,135
DQ Mixed 1,288
975% 1,317 MB/s
Poor: 145%
This bench: 311%
Great: 329%
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50
97GB free
Firmware: O1026A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 417 419 420 345 328 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 419
Mixed 316
SusWrite 392
91% 404 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 47
170% 65.9 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 199
172% 254 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 109%
Great: 105%
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB
442GB free
Firmware: SAFM13.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 208 311 358 386 385 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 478
Write 452
Mixed 375
SusWrite 352
93% 414 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 43.4
167% 63.9 MB/s
DQ Read 359
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 199
190% 297 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 107%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-3200C16-4GVKB 04CD F4-3200C16-4GVK 04CD F4-3200C16-4GVK 04CD F4-3200C16-4GVKB 16GB
3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 40.8
MC Write 41.9
MC Mixed 34.2
111% 39 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 42.5
SC Mixed 32.4
94% 32.9 GB/s
Latency 51.2
78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 101%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 44%
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) - $150

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