MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	30.7% 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	85.1% 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 (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '23 at 12:54
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 above expectations (64^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Memory 92 1-Core 121 2-Core 233 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 598 62% 498 Pts	64-Core 619 38% 619 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 535.98 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.7% Below average	Lighting 39.2 Reflection 40.6 Parallax 41 32% 40.3 fps	MRender 36 Gravity 36.7 Splatting 31.6 28% 34.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Goodram CX100 240GB 483 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 283 288 201 188 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 487 Write 409 Mixed 316 SusWrite 220 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 76.9 4K Mixed 34.4 125% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 163 160% 256 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 920GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 190 193 193 195 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 150 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 192 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%
TOSHIBA EXTERNAL_USB 1TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 815GB free, PID 0905 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 36 38 39 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	24.8% Poor	Read 57.1 Write 30.4 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 37.6 45% 36.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.4 107% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 24.8% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	75% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 22.9 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 23.6 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 16: 0P 1R 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
16%	21%	38	189	24	144	24"	1280 720	BNQ7F31 ZOWIE XL LCD

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Typical H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 1,243 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	299x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	228x
Core i5-6600Intel $123Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	194x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	164x
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 $76Bench 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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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $408

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16