MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 157% UFO	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 139% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	216% 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	90.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150810
Uptime	8.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '20 at 05:56
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 below expectations (15^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Memory 79.3 1-Core 121 2-Core 226 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 665 63% 521 Pts	64-Core 660 41% 660 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Device(7377 1401) ≥ 4GB; COLORFUL iGame RTX 3080 Advanced OC CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	216% Outstanding	Lighting 320 Reflection 298 Parallax 359 261% 326 fps	MRender 360 Gravity 265 Splatting 193 214% 273 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M6S 256GB-$166 1,660 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 328 358 364 409 355 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 447 Write 384 Mixed 280 SusWrite 350 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 73 4K Mixed 35.6 128% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 208 170% 246 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 104%
Plextor M6S 256GB-$166 1,660 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 25GB free Firmware: 1.08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 335 384 410 368 414 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 397 Mixed 288 SusWrite 370 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 78.7 4K Mixed 36.3 134% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 210 193% 297 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 104%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 924GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 382 437 446 449 452 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 438 Mixed 395 SusWrite 417 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 96.4 4K Mixed 47.4 162% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 283 235% 338 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 0420 DDR4 2400 2OZ 0420 DDR4 2400 2OZ 0215 CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 48GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 8192, 8192, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71% Very good	MC Read 25 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 23.2 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 21.4 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 81.8 49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 73%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,312 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 $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	818x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	631x
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	222x

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 $92Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $37	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