MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.5% 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	84.1% 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	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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 25 '20 at 14:48
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 129 2-Core 255 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 709 76% 604 Pts	64-Core 692 43% 692 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Lighting 72.9 Reflection 71 Parallax 91 59% 78.3 fps	MRender 69 Gravity 73.3 Splatting 57.8 54% 66.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon LCH-128V2S 128GB 933 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: FC7020A SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 145 147 147 148 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 509 Write 149 Mixed 201 SusWrite 147 55% 252 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 38.2 150% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 152 126% 184 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 84%
Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB 14,313 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 45GB free Firmware: UE3000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 111 87 82 83 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 451 Write 156 Mixed 169 SusWrite 89.2 47% 216 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 34.4 4K Mixed 9.6 67% 22.7 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 15.8 DQ Mixed 39.1 36% 58.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 55%
Transcend TS512GMTE220S 512GB 3,039 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 477GB free Firmware: 42B4S8JA SusWrite @10s intervals: 867 504 506 511 510 512 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	310% Outstanding	Read 2,790 Write 1,994 Mixed 1584 SusWrite 568 385% 1,734 MB/s	4K Read 67.8 4K Write 226 4K Mixed 97.2 347% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1297 DQ Write 1,250 DQ Mixed 547 610% 1,031 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 310% Great: 318%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB-$90 9,857 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 25 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 32.8 SC Mixed 25.1 73% 25.5 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 98%

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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 $133Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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