MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 183% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 158% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	192% 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	117% 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.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '20 at 03:19
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 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)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 146 2-Core 279 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 804 81% 658 Pts	64-Core 784 48% 784 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.1% 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 CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 4925 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	192% Outstanding	Lighting 278 Reflection 259 Parallax 309 226% 282 fps	MRender 321 Gravity 237 Splatting 181 194% 246 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 211GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 376 375 377 369 376 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 376 Mixed 324 SusWrite 374 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 47.6 187% 73.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 263 224% 328 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 129%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 868GB free Firmware: P2CR031 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1701 1700 1716 1742 1720 1745 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 1,226 Write 1,734 Mixed 1,295 SusWrite 1,721 339% 1,494 MB/s	4K Read 56.8 4K Write 226 4K Mixed 84.9 314% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 715 DQ Write 1,396 DQ Mixed 876 717% 996 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 299%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 210 213 216 214 213 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 142 Write 185 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 210 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 245% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 317GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 172 175 174 173 175 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 103 Write 98.8 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 173 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.3% 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 (93^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 28.6 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 31.5 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 49.4 81% 49.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

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Gaming 51%

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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	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