MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.6% 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 Drive	69.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 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	Jun 27 '21 at 13:59
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 115 2-Core 233 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 373 8-Core 583 59% 478 Pts	64-Core 607 38% 607 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85A4) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.6% Above average	Lighting 70.4 Reflection 74.6 Parallax 70.3 57% 71.8 fps	MRender 67 Gravity 70.9 Splatting 38.7 46% 58.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS250G2B0B-00YS70 250GB 7,199 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 215 203 207 214 217 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 476 Write 325 Mixed 253 SusWrite 218 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 53.6 4K Mixed 27.8 107% 36.6 MB/s	DQ Read 133 DQ Write 56.6 DQ Mixed 76.9 62% 88.7 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 105%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 56GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 79 93 87 84 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 219 Write 110 Mixed 164 SusWrite 84.8 32% 144 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 89.5 4K Mixed 33.2 130% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 89.3 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 93.2 74% 103 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 623GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 139 133 131 131 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 121 Write 77.7 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 132 70% 96.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 21.8 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 22.6 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 59: 9R 3G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
59%	44%	39	300	230	60	23"	1920 1080	AOC2381 2381

History: Score 23: 2R 3G 4B | Score 28: 1R 4G 11B | Score 59: 9R 3G 5B

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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%

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	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