MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	133% 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	123% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	11.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 04 '21 at 08:17
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 (97^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 229 89% 154 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 751 73% 600 Pts	64-Core 752 47% 752 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 2083) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3975 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	133% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 175 Parallax 199 146% 184 fps	MRender 205 Gravity 159 Splatting 133 132% 166 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 280 288 291 292 291 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 494 Mixed 372 SusWrite 305 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 63.2 220% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 364 274% 365 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 122%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 109GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 482 485 484 488 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 485 Mixed 408 SusWrite 481 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 69 235% 84.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 134%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 639GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 138 135 137 137 137 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 164 Write 147 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 137 86% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 28.7 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 37.4 SC Mixed 31.7 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 48.6 82% 48.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 110%

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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	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 $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 $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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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