MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 196% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 155% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	202% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161221
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 21 '21 at 16:19
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 579 77% 579 Pts	64-Core 597 37% 597 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% Sapphire(1DA2 F440) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	202% Outstanding	Lighting 264 Reflection 265 Parallax 586 215% 372 fps	MRender 408 Gravity 208 Splatting 302 248% 306 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,334 Write 920 Mixed 840 228% 1,031 MB/s	4K Read 61.2 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 81.3 292% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 847 DQ Mixed 220 274% 466 MB/s
Poor: 94% Great: 209%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 123GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 276 278 283 280 281 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 463 Mixed 404 SusWrite 299 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 68.4 235% 85.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$78 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 42.2 MC Mixed 31.4 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 40.5 SC Mixed 33 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 47.8 84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 107%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,308 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 51%

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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	817x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	630x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	226x

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	221x

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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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