MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics56% 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 Drive278% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180704
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateMay 17 '20 at 18:51
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 87.2
1-Core 118
2-Core 233
82% 146 Pts
4-Core 464
8-Core 463
62% 463 Pts
64-Core 458
28% 458 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.2
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
56% Above average
Lighting 70.4
Reflection 69
Parallax 89.2
57% 76.2 fps
MRender 71
Gravity 71.7
Splatting 56.7
53% 66.4 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 56%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37
294GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1210 967 966 968 969 973 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
278% Outstanding
Read 1,950
Write 1,594
Mixed 1,440
SusWrite 1,009
335% 1,498 MB/s
4K Read 50.6
4K Write 168
4K Mixed 74.5
261% 97.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,443
DQ Write 1146
DQ Mixed 1,263
954% 1,284 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 278%
Great: 297%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
222GB free
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 139 140 135 136 135 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
72.3% Very good
Read 295
Write 212
Mixed 234
SusWrite 140
49% 220 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 37.4
145% 56.4 MB/s
DQ Read 129
DQ Write 208
DQ Mixed 160
124% 166 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 85%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 336 337 339 337 323 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
200% Outstanding
Read 364
Write 94
Mixed 68.2
SusWrite 333
155% 215 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 1.3
279% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 200%
Great: 213%
Dell Portable 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0302
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 108 108 108 108 108 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
60.8% Good
Read 104
Write 70.5
Mixed 59
SusWrite 107
63% 85.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 1
214% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 68%
ST1000LM 024 HN-M101M 1TB
197GB free, PID 0237
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 83 82 82 83 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
38.4% Below average
Read 94.3
Write 67.7
Mixed 52.3
SusWrite 81.9
97% 74.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
107% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.2% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 25.5
79% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 28.9
SC Mixed 23.1
65% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 110%

 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 2,313 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: 86% - Excellent Total price: $589
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