MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	30.7% 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	69.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '20 at 10:25
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90% Excellent	Memory 95.7 1-Core 128 2-Core 239 88% 154 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 694 71% 574 Pts	64-Core 678 42% 678 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.7% Below average	Lighting 34.7 Reflection 40.1 Parallax 32.6 28% 35.8 fps	MRender 49.6 Gravity 34.7 Splatting 45.3 36% 43.2 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU630 480GB 31,107 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 314GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8X01c86 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 230 219 48 12 27 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 368 Write 204 Mixed 201 SusWrite 124 50% 224 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 32.4 129% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 167 DQ Mixed 130 108% 155 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 99%
SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB-$40 16,752 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2GB free Firmware: Z32070RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 400 Write 379 Mixed 4.7 57% 261 MB/s	4K Read 15.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 15.5 45% 11.2 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 76%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 110GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 149 149 149 149 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 483 Mixed 369 SusWrite 183 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 63 222% 80.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 355 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 30.5 97% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 41 SC Mixed 29.2 86% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 106%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 44%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	821x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	631x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	227x

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	223x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	117x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	74x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	55x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $583

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16