MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	78% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	89.9% 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	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

13 months ago, 7 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	34.2 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 10 '23 at 17:20
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	76.9% Very good	Memory 83.1 1-Core 113 2-Core 213 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 381 8-Core 546 58% 464 Pts	64-Core 616 38% 616 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8597) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.68 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78% Very good	Lighting 95.7 Reflection 105 Parallax 96.9 78% 99.3 fps	MRender 94.4 Gravity 95.7 Splatting 95.1 78% 95.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 248 233 225 219 204 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 479 Write 291 Mixed 253 SusWrite 235 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 78.4 4K Mixed 37.8 136% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 234 200% 294 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 124%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 233GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 363 363 369 369 369 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 362 Mixed 329 SusWrite 366 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 75.5 4K Mixed 37.4 129% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 196 175% 262 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 103%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$88 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 428GB free Firmware: P3CR020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1361 1390 1396 1435 1419 996 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 1,624 Write 1,585 Mixed 1,225 SusWrite 1,333 324% 1,441 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 96.6 4K Mixed 66.3 216% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 756 DQ Write 484 DQ Mixed 315 317% 518 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 295%
Seagate BUP Slim WH 2TB 1,237 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 100 100 99 103 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 97.1 Write 75.7 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 98.9 60% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2A2133C13 029E CMK32GX4M2A2133C13 029E CMK8GX4M2A2133C13 029E CMK32GX4M2A2133C13 40GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 16384, 4096, 16384 MB Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 22.4 72% 25 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 20.8 62% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 72%

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Typical H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 1,250 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

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Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

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Motherboard: MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	300x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	230x
Core i5-6600Intel $133Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	195x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	164x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	113x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	112x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	69x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	24x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	72x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	71x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	49x

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Total price: $401

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16