MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 158% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	202% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	95.7% 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	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.

Run History

6 months ago, 4 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	34.4 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	Oct 30 '23 at 18:00
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 (42^nd percentile)	79.9% Very good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 120 2-Core 224 81% 143 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 606 63% 507 Pts	64-Core 629 39% 629 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-$539 45,585 User benchmarks, average bench 190% MSI(1462 5138) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 545.92 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	202% Outstanding	Lighting 289 Reflection 264 Parallax 280 235% 278 fps	MRender 365 Gravity 246 Splatting 191 210% 267 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 205%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 153 148 151 150 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 431 Mixed 358 SusWrite 166 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 46.4 161% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 353 267% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 124%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 233GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 364 364 369 370 370 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 367 Mixed 321 SusWrite 367 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 76.6 4K Mixed 37.9 131% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 195 175% 263 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 103%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 318GB free Firmware: P3CR020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1357 1407 1402 718 118 46 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 1647 Write 1,610 Mixed 1,210 SusWrite 841 298% 1,327 MB/s	4K Read 53.3 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 66.5 219% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 766 DQ Write 472 DQ Mixed 315 316% 517 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 295%
Seagate BUP Slim WH 2TB 1,237 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 82 81 81 80 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 93.7 Write 72.9 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 81 56% 75.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 50.3% 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 above expectations (75^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 20.6 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 21.1 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 26: 0P 4R 2G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
26%	24%	25	215	60	60	21.5"	1280 720	ACR01A9 S221HQL

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Typical H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 1,240 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	297x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	228x
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 $90Bench 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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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $408

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