MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 29% Raft	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (1st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 99 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 12.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics	25.7% 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	21.2% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (77%). 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	23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160516
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '21 at 04:12
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	77%

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PC Performing way below expectations (1^st 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 0.8 GHz (avg) Relative performance (0^th percentile)	12.9% Very poor	Memory 17.9 1-Core 16.6 2-Core 29.7 13% 21.4 Pts	4-Core 43.5 8-Core 75.3 7% 59.4 Pts	64-Core 79.5 5% 79.5 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Zotac(19DA 2463) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.7% Poor	Lighting 33.4 Reflection 34.7 Parallax 30.2 27% 32.8 fps	MRender 25.4 Gravity 33.9 Splatting 24.7 23% 28 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 25.7% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB 85,321 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 2.4 24 2 26 51 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	21.2% Poor	Read 258 Write 196 Mixed 189 SusWrite 50.3 39% 174 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 9.5 4K Mixed 3.6 19% 6.47 MB/s	DQ Read 34.2 DQ Write 61.4 DQ Mixed 33.6 30% 43.1 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 55%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 80GB free Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 215 285 307 246 229 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 336 Write 303 Mixed 243 SusWrite 256 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 9.6 4K Write 14 4K Mixed 13.9 40% 12.5 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 97.4 DQ Mixed 127 90% 114 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 4x8GB-$227 628 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	34.7% Below average	MC Read 12.3 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 14.4 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 3.7 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 5.8 15% 5.37 GB/s	Latency 336 12% 336 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	4	2	60	23.8"	1280 720	PHLC212 PHL 241V8

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Gaming 51%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 44%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	818x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	631x
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	305x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	223x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	117x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	74x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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 $31Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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