MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 171% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 148% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	180% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	118% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '20 at 21:22
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 147 2-Core 283 98% 175 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 813 81% 662 Pts	64-Core 814 50% 814 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3885) ≥ 4GB; EVGA ULTRA CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	180% Outstanding	Lighting 265 Reflection 239 Parallax 259 216% 254 fps	MRender 294 Gravity 221 Splatting 137 169% 217 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 272GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 381 381 382 382 381 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 384 Mixed 323 SusWrite 381 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 49.1 190% 74.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 266 227% 332 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 202 209 208 208 210 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 161 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 205 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 318GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 173 175 175 175 175 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 113 Write 106 Mixed 72.6 SusWrite 174 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 15GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 109 120 113 112 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 87.4 Write 98.2 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 109 65% 88.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3281 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 28.9 106% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 45.7 SC Mixed 33 97% 34.1 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

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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	818x
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 i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	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