MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	30.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	195% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161221
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '21 at 14:21
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	10%

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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 i5-7400-$92 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Memory 92.1 1-Core 106 2-Core 213 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 404 50% 381 Pts	64-Core 398 25% 398 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Nvidia(10DE 1C82) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.2% Below average	Lighting 38.4 Reflection 48.6 Parallax 39.1 31% 42 fps	MRender 37.4 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 27.6 28% 35.1 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$57 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32A0T2IA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 736 526 531 455 146 208 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	195% Outstanding	Read 2339 Write 1,542 Mixed 983 SusWrite 434 293% 1,324 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 47 184% 71.3 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 534 DQ Mixed 375 298% 408 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 311%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB 19,716 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 129GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 63 64 65 66 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 79.9 Write 69.7 Mixed 55.4 SusWrite 63.6 50% 67.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2133 2OZ 2x4GB 322 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.5% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.5 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 13.5 SC Mixed 16.6 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 76%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 65: 8R 7G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
65%	59%	32	336	274	60	20"	1600 900	BNQ78B9 BenQ GL2055

History: Score 31: 4R 1G 8B | Score 65: 8R 7G 4B

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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%

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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	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) $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