MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	124% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	97.7% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (34%). 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	7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '21 at 15:42
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 (57^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Memory 91.5 1-Core 115 2-Core 202 79% 136 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 661 64% 526 Pts	64-Core 646 40% 646 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 377A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 168 Reflection 186 Parallax 176 137% 177 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 178 Splatting 123 117% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 1TB-$130 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 609GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 400 349 350 320 304 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 403 Write 463 Mixed 372 SusWrite 349 90% 396 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 39.4 147% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 287 230% 322 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 105%
Samsung 650 120GB 2,684 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 30GB free Firmware: FXT01B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 145 145 145 144 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 488 Write 373 Mixed 346 SusWrite 167 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 39.9 146% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 185 DQ Write 82.7 DQ Mixed 110 88% 126 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 372GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 78 80 81 81 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 86.1 Write 80.7 Mixed 62.7 SusWrite 79.3 57% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 68%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 981GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 125 128 128 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 100 Write 108 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 121 72% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 169% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$110 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 6TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 180 182 183 183 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 150 Mixed 78 SusWrite 181 103% 142 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 101% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.M16FAD 2x8GB 240 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 24.3 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 22 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 89%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 11: 0R 2G 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
11%	14%	50	107	6	60	31.6"	2560 1440	ACR0507 EB321HQU

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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 $76Bench 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) $35	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