MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 37.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	55.8% 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	54.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '21 at 06:13
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	37.9% Below average	Memory 58.3 1-Core 25.4 2-Core 50.6 31% 44.8 Pts	4-Core 96.3 8-Core 138 15% 117 Pts	64-Core 138 8% 138 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AE) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.8% Above average	Lighting 68.7 Reflection 77.2 Parallax 67.7 56% 71.2 fps	MRender 66.5 Gravity 70.1 Splatting 66.5 55% 67.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 85 61 55 50 51 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 458 Write 348 Mixed 311 SusWrite 80.8 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 40 4K Mixed 19 77% 26.7 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 167 130% 178 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 82%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 887GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 169 172 172 176 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 142 Mixed 111 SusWrite 171 114% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$51 7,248 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	45.8% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 19.1 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 9.7 SC Mixed 8.9 24% 8.23 GB/s	Latency 133 30% 133 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 86%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	820x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 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 $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 $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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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