MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 63.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	107% 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.

Very high background CPU (90%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	6.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '20 at 14:43
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	90%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7400-$95 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Memory 94.6 1-Core 51.9 2-Core 88.9 53% 78.5 Pts	4-Core 181 8-Core 245 27% 213 Pts	64-Core 203 13% 203 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 306GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 601 300 282 274 310 329 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 619 Write 964 Mixed 732 SusWrite 349 151% 666 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 63.1 4K Mixed 35.4 112% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 737 DQ Write 407 DQ Mixed 562 421% 569 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 237%
Samsung 850 120GB 3,514 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 111GB free Firmware: MVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 183 147 144 151 157 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 413 Write 383 Mixed 347 SusWrite 163 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 54.2 4K Mixed 28.8 100% 35.2 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 265 214% 303 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 115%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 149 147 145 160 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 163 Mixed 84 SusWrite 152 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 219% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-4GRR Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G 04CD F4-2400C15-4GRR Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.5% Average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 13.5 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 13.4 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 58.1 69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 76%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 1,241 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 $139Bench 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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 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 $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	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