MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. 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 73.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	35.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	57.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	29.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160317
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '17 at 11:34
Run Duration	382 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6100-$76 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Memory 89.7 1-Core 126 2-Core 221 84% 146 Pts	4-Core 336 8-Core 340 45% 338 Pts	64-Core 349 22% 349 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.7.3 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Lighting 44.9 Reflection 49.4 Parallax 53 37% 49.1 fps	MRender 50.2 Gravity 39.8 Splatting 38.6 34% 42.9 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: 583ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 8597856020 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 -118257629524160 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 785 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 226 (B1) Unknown 0 0 99 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 34 50 73017720866 (C2) HDA temperature 34 50 73017720866 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 8597856020 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 8597856020 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 8597856020 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 96 96 42949672961 (E9) Unknown 0 0 6276 (EA) Unknown 0 0 3222 (F1) Unknown 0 0 3222 (F2) Unknown 0 0 5046	57.5% Above average	Read 413 Write 101 Mixed 154 48% 223 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 12.7 107% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 83.6 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 32 42% 75.1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 73%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 159GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 142 140 3900 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2953 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 12620 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2064 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 367 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2585 (C2) HDA temperature 106 85 37 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 737 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	60.9% Good	Read 112 Write 101 Mixed 97.4 78% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.39 93% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 85GB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 82 63 167797423 (03) Spinup time 97 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 298 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 68 60 7045706 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1512 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 318 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 54 45 774701102 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 328 (C2) HDA temperature 46 15 64424509486 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 2 1 167797423 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -110195975912023 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2480209215 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3341656237	73% Very good	Read 141 Write 114 Mixed 116 93% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.33 4K Write 1.17 4K Mixed 0.2 58% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 88%
General USB Flash Disk 8GB 402 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID 800e Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	4.07% Terrible	Read 14.6 Write 4.2 Mixed 3.28 7% 7.35 MB/s	4K Read 4.17 4K Write 0.02 4K Mixed 0.01 16% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.07% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x16GB 985 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2595 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	85.4% Excellent	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 28.7 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 24.3 72% 25 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 92%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,308 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 51%

Yacht

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) - $150

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	817x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	630x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	226x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	316x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	305x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	221x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	117x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	74x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	55x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	98x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	71x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $589

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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