MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


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 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	63.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	42.9% 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.

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	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '21 at 12:51
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	7%

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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 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 (98^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Memory 81.3 1-Core 110 2-Core 232 78% 141 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 444 60% 445 Pts	64-Core 438 27% 438 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 79.3% 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: 466.11 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	63.8% Good	Lighting 102 Reflection 111 Parallax 102 83% 105 fps	MRender 1.2 Gravity 103 Splatting 0.2 26% 34.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$51 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 69 4.2 15 2.6 1.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 445 Write 344 Mixed 275 SusWrite 41.6 61% 276 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 21 4K Mixed 18.2 68% 20.5 MB/s	DQ Read 24.6 DQ Write 45.4 DQ Mixed 19.1 19% 29.7 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 55%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 233GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 411 432 434 440 406 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 469 Mixed 391 SusWrite 407 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 51.3 178% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 44.4 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 58.6 54% 78.9 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$78 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 148GB free Firmware: CC3C SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 72 75 75 73 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 103 Write 98.9 Mixed 57.9 SusWrite 74.2 61% 83.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 148% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 75%
WD WD40NPZZ-00PDPT0 4TB 198 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 298GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 54 53 54 55 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 66.7 Write 38.1 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 54.1 40% 53.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.2 70% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 68%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB 4,473 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1.5TB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 98 97 97 98 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 95.1 Write 96.8 Mixed 48.9 SusWrite 96.9 113% 84.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 41.2% 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	70.9% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 21.6 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 21 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 78.2 51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 61%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,319 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	307x
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 $250	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) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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