MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 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 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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.1% 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	120% 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.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	14.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '20 at 19:06
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400-$79 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Memory 95.1 1-Core 107 2-Core 200 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 373 8-Core 401 51% 387 Pts	64-Core 402 25% 402 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Lighting 68.6 Reflection 69.3 Parallax 61.8 56% 66.6 fps	MRender 72.1 Gravity 63.2 Splatting 54.2 51% 63.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_1300_MTFDDAK1T0TDL 1TB 316 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 908GB free (System drive) Firmware: M5MU000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 419 430 469 435 442 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 411 Write 478 Mixed 368 SusWrite 435 96% 423 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 56.7 199% 73.5 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 348 261% 348 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 122%
Sandisk SD7TB3Q-256G-1006 256GB 3,659 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 87GB free Firmware: X2180306 SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 380 382 368 375 383 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 423 Write 377 Mixed 228 SusWrite 378 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 40.2 162% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 138 146% 242 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905625-011.A00G 9905625-029.A00G 16GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2933, 2933 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 32.9 103% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 27.6 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,337 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 $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	828x
Core i5-6600KIntel $64Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	634x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	227x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	318x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	312x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	226x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	117x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	75x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $99Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	55x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	98x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	71x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $581

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $48

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16