MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	61.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	90.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '21 at 02:17
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6100-$76 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Memory 85.2 1-Core 120 2-Core 218 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 317 8-Core 319 42% 318 Pts	64-Core 315 20% 315 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6264) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Lighting 77.8 Reflection 77.8 Parallax 71.4 63% 75.7 fps	MRender 67.1 Gravity 74.6 Splatting 70.8 58% 70.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon IT L8T-256L9G 256GB 728 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: H886201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 371 355 367 351 362 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 434 Write 347 Mixed 277 SusWrite 362 80% 355 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 70.2 4K Mixed 37 132% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 180 149% 216 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 95%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 62GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 149 146 149 148 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 119 Write 109 Mixed 21.6 SusWrite 147 72% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 108%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 78GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 87 87 86 87 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 82.7 Write 83.8 Mixed 66.6 SusWrite 86.2 59% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 1x8GB 6,545 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3001 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	49.1% Average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 13.4 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 14.7 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 56: 6R 4G 14B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
56%	49%	49	321	251	60	27"	1920 1080	DELD0A1 SE2717H/HX

History: Score 31: 4R 3G 2B | Score 56: 6R 4G 14B

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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