MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '21 at 20:37
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 275 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 749 78% 629 Pts	64-Core 742 46% 742 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2027 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Lighting 76.9 Reflection 77.6 Parallax 78.9 63% 77.8 fps	MRender 69 Gravity 75 Splatting 70.7 59% 71.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 510 Write 488 Mixed 403 104% 467 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 61.7 210% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 359 271% 364 MB/s
Poor: 73% Great: 122%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 544GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 68 68 68 68 68 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 62.2 Write 61.8 Mixed 47 SusWrite 67.4 44% 59.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 51%
WD Purple 3TB (2014)-$85 6,631 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 131 132 133 133 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 85.3 Write 85.6 Mixed 51 SusWrite 132 65% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 31.7 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 46.3 SC Mixed 32.3 95% 33.4 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

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Gaming 51%

Yacht

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	820x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	74x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16