MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	47.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	108% 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.
Memory	24GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	17.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150814
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '20 at 12:20
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Memory 81.1 1-Core 96.7 2-Core 196 71% 124 Pts	4-Core 373 8-Core 375 50% 374 Pts	64-Core 374 23% 374 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gainward(10B0 13C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.1% Average	Lighting 57.9 Reflection 61.5 Parallax 56.2 47% 58.5 fps	MRender 69.3 Gravity 56.1 Splatting 49.7 47% 58.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 381GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 385 424 432 388 380 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 422 Mixed 410 SusWrite 381 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 87.7 4K Mixed 46.9 161% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 278 226% 322 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 123%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 118GB free Firmware: 040H SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 160 164 174 174 174 MB/s Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	50.9% Above average	Read 249 Write 162 Mixed 180 SusWrite 163 42% 188 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 67.4 4K Mixed 14.2 90% 35.1 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 28.3 43% 82.3 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 72%
WD WD5000AVDS-63U7B1 500GB 24,608 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 338GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 90 90 91 90 90 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 82.5 Write 68.5 Mixed 49 SusWrite 88.8 53% 72.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 130% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 52%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 654GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 105 108 116 116 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 91.7 Write 103 Mixed 68 SusWrite 108 68% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15D4/8G KHX2400C15D4/4G KHX2400C15D4/8G KHX2400C15D4/4G 24GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.8% Good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 22.8 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 20.8 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 78.4 51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 96%

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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 1,239 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 $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 $109Bench 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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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $408

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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