MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 36.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics46.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive161% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180704
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 06 '21 at 03:41
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
36.3% Below average
Memory 56.4
1-Core 25.6
2-Core 50.8
30% 44.3 Pts
4-Core 90
8-Core 132
14% 111 Pts
64-Core 113
7% 113 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 36.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-X-$781
CLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.4.1
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
46.4% Average
Lighting 57
Reflection 35.9
Parallax 98.8
46% 63.9 fps
MRender 59.8
Gravity 76.5
Splatting 40.3
46% 58.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 65%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37
325GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1041 764 943 960 955 977 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
161% Outstanding
Read 1,464
Write 1,401
Mixed 1,270
SusWrite 940
285% 1,269 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 48.4
4K Mixed 36.5
115% 37.7 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 165
DQ Mixed 215
156% 205 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 161%
Great: 297%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174
2.5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 146 138 142 145 139 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Read 138
Write 147
Mixed 72.9
SusWrite 141
91% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 0.8
206% 2 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 113%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
800GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 102 103 103 101 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
58.2% Above average
Read 101
Write 93.4
Mixed 94.7
SusWrite 101
72% 97.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
47.4% Average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 16.3
MC Mixed 21.3
52% 18.4 GB/s
SC Read 6.1
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 8.9
23% 8.2 GB/s
Latency 139
29% 139 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 125%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,311 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $589
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