MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51.7% 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	104% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '20 at 13:36
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (60^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-$146 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 82.3 1-Core 105 2-Core 202 74% 130 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 419 56% 418 Pts	64-Core 426 26% 426 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$295 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Zotac(19DA 1583) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.7% Above average	Lighting 66.7 Reflection 64.7 Parallax 62.8 54% 64.8 fps	MRender 68.3 Gravity 59 Splatting 47.5 46% 58.3 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 108GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 282 292 291 291 293 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 434 Mixed 396 SusWrite 299 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 86.2 4K Mixed 48.3 164% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 356 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 124%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 783GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 128 132 130 127 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 113 Write 100 Mixed 105 SusWrite 127 83% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.7 175% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 24.2 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 20 58% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 88%

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Typical H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 1,241 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	298x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	228x
Core i5-6600Intel $146Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	194x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	164x
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 $90Bench 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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Total price: $408

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16