MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54% 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 Drive120% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough 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
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory14.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20180704
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 24 '20 at 19:11
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6400-$79
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 95.7
1-Core 107
2-Core 212
80% 138 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 395
53% 398 Pts
64-Core 404
25% 404 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
54% Above average
Lighting 68.3
Reflection 68.6
Parallax 61.8
56% 66.2 fps
MRender 72.1
Gravity 63.1
Splatting 54.3
51% 63.2 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron_1300_MTFDDAK1T0TDL 1TB
908GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M5MU000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 410 450 455 453 460 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 393
Write 430
Mixed 369
SusWrite 441
92% 409 MB/s
4K Read 40.9
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 57.1
200% 73.4 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 346
260% 348 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 120%
Great: 122%
Sandisk SD7TB3Q-256G-1006 256GB
87GB free
Firmware: X2180306
SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 376 362 381 365 380 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 420
Write 345
Mixed 231
SusWrite 372
77% 342 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 37.6
153% 58.4 MB/s
DQ Read 337
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 147
155% 257 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 100%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905625-011.A00G 9905625-029.A00G 16GB
2933, 2933 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 36.1
MC Write 40.2
MC Mixed 33.1
104% 36.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 39.7
SC Mixed 28.7
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 54.9
73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 75%
This bench: 102%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,337 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $581
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