MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. 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 66.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	21.9% 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	56.6% 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.

Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	6.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161102
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '17 at 02:31
Run Duration	355 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	46%

PC Performing as expected (45^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-$40 110,166 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 (94^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Memory 80.1 1-Core 88.4 2-Core 156 64% 108 Pts	4-Core 304 8-Core 309 41% 307 Pts	64-Core 308 19% 308 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 370-$153 39,178 User benchmarks, average bench 21% Asus(1043 2015) CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7.1 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	21.9% Poor	Lighting 25.7 Reflection 28.4 Parallax 32.3 21% 28.8 fps	MRender 26.9 Gravity 22.2 Splatting 35.1 24% 28.1 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 23%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Chronos 120GB-$70 862 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 89GB free Firmware: 501ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 120 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 20 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 14714557965050 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3592 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 500 (B1) Unknown 0 0 3 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 0 0 10306 (C2) HDA temperature 34 38 60132032546 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 20 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 4707 (EA) Unknown 0 0 5636 (F1) Unknown 0 0 5636 (F2) Unknown 0 0 6710	51% Above average	Read 200 Write 144 Mixed 138 36% 160 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 12.8 106% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 27.7 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 42.6 46% 72 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 84%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 63 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3567 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 611 (64) Unknown 100 100 3799040 (65) Unknown 100 100 411104 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 73 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 93 93 2240 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 629 (B7) Unknown 97 97 19 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 31 100 214749282335 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 63 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 63 (E7) Temperature 93 93 7 (E9) Unknown 100 100 6790 (EA) Unknown 100 100 2115 (F1) Unknown 100 100 4725 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2734 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 63	56.6% Above average	Read 489 Write 193 Mixed 225 66% 302 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 44.3 4K Mixed 10.2 78% 27.3 MB/s	DQ Read 29.9 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 10.1 25% 48.8 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 452GB free Firmware: CC49 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 68314800 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2325 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 82320240 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 15626 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1035 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032835 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 54 488046621 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 72 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 70 70 60743 (C2) HDA temperature 29 46 55834574877 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 59249073861755 (F1) Unknown 100 253 11850733884 (F2) Unknown 100 253 9178489771	92% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 153 Mixed 150 118% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.85 4K Mixed 0.27 85% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 112%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 11GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	10% Very poor	Read 23.3 Write 12.4 Mixed 14.8 20% 16.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.93 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.71 73% 2.18 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905678-023.A00G Samsung M378A1G43EB1-CPB 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.9% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 21.6 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 14.7 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 80.4 50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 74%

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	297x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	227x
Core i5-6600Intel $132Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	194x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	163x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	113x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	111x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	69x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	24x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	72x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	71x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	49x

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Total price: $408

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