MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	83.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	50.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '21 at 16:01
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 79.8 1-Core 117 2-Core 229 79% 142 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 445 59% 441 Pts	64-Core 428 26% 428 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83.4% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 111 Parallax 102 84% 105 fps	MRender 96.8 Gravity 103 Splatting 99.3 82% 99.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$51 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 138 9.5 98 67 16 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 450 Write 358 Mixed 321 SusWrite 93.6 68% 306 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 39.1 4K Mixed 18.8 79% 26.7 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 39.7 DQ Mixed 40.6 40% 65.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 55%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 233GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 418 428 433 438 432 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 468 Mixed 391 SusWrite 408 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 52.1 185% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 263 222% 325 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$78 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 146GB free Firmware: CC3C SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 73 75 75 73 76 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 131 Write 128 Mixed 57.1 SusWrite 74.2 71% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 147% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 75%
WD WD40NPZZ-00PDPT0 4TB 198 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 298GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 54 54 55 55 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Read 71.8 Write 26.1 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 54.1 39% 51.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.3 92% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 68%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 6,353 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 481GB free, PID 7000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 67 67 68 68 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	28.8% Poor	Read 87.5 Write 72.6 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 66.3 79% 62 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 57%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB 4,473 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1.5TB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 98 98 98 99 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 106 Write 106 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 97 121% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFS8266.M8FD 04CB DDR4 2400 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	72% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 21.8 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 20.6 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 80.9 49% 80.9 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 61%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,320 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	822x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	633x
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	308x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	223x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	117x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $45Bench 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: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $591

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16