MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	85.2% 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.

Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '20 at 18:33
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	60%

PC Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$113 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Memory 69.4 1-Core 100 2-Core 176 66% 115 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 352 50% 369 Pts	64-Core 374 23% 374 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Asus(1043 8623) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	85.2% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 120 Parallax 107 90% 112 fps	MRender 85.4 Gravity 109 Splatting 87.5 76% 93.8 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 0GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 377 Write 336 Mixed 300 75% 338 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 52.6 4K Mixed 22.5 84% 30.9 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 244 203% 292 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 91%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 119GB 1,052 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 8GB free Firmware: 0.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 328 Write 216 Mixed 235 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 13.3 4K Write 20.1 4K Mixed 12.6 47% 15.3 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 85.1 DQ Mixed 42.1 47% 81.1 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 101%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1.5TB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 70GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 46 49 50 48 49 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 105 Write 129 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 48.7 65% 88.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 111%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 561GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 11GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 46 49 50 48 49 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 117 Write 101 Mixed 65 SusWrite 48.8 61% 82.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 80%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.4% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 17.6 53% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 13.9 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 90%

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

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Typical H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 1,248 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	300x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	229x
Core i5-6600Intel $113Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	195x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	164x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	113x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	112x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	69x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	24x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	72x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	71x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	49x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $401

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16