MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	141% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	113% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

1 month ago, 24 days ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '21 at 15:15
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$266 483,301 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 129 2-Core 258 93% 161 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 635 72% 554 Pts	64-Core 664 44% 664 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$770 171,691 User benchmarks, average bench 138% EVGA(3842 2083) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3975 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	141% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 180 Parallax 190 142% 182 fps	MRender 212 Gravity 166 Splatting 136 139% 171 fps
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 149%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 19,518 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 194 197 190 197 193 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 486 Mixed 380 SusWrite 217 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 60.8 202% 71.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 121%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$125 620,644 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 109GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 482 484 485 477 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 474 Mixed 396 SusWrite 472 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 65.6 220% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 132%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$63 46,448 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 672GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 173 172 173 167 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 167 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 172 100% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.1 380% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$79 377,583 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 28.4 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 41.2 SC Mixed 29 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 109%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 53%

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

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $188Bench 80%, 307,632 samples	973x
Core i7-6700KIntel $266Bench 84%, 483,301 samples	884x
Core i5-6500Intel $176Bench 71%, 207,846 samples	216x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 80%, 961,354 samples	449x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,090,662 samples	405x
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 50%, 605,546 samples	320x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 690,674 samples	229x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $125Bench 110%, 620,644 samples	126x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $60Bench 106%, 503,065 samples	68x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $73Bench 71%, 75,916 samples	141x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $73Bench 81%, 479,768 samples	139x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 377,583 samples	98x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $841

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10600K $224	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $48
Intel Core i5-10400F $143	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-10700K $326	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16