MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.1% 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	298% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	2.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '23 at 19:13
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$128 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 93.5 1-Core 111 2-Core 221 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 410 56% 416 Pts	64-Core 420 26% 420 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6160) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (65 fps cap detected)	52.1% Above average	Lighting 64.4 Reflection 64.9 Parallax 60.3 52% 63.2 fps	MRender 66.1 Gravity 64.2 Splatting 59.7 52% 63.3 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 26,501 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 39 40 42 38 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 4,667 Write 44 Mixed 76 SusWrite 39.4 251% 1,207 MB/s	4K Read 268 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 4.6 412% 91.4 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 223%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 183GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 91 92 90 94 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 76.3 Write 56.4 Mixed 50.1 SusWrite 92.1 51% 68.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 162% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
CL16-16-16 D4-2400 1x8GB 119 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	39.9% Below average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 11.3 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 12.7 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 46%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	0	55	25	60	23"	1280 720	DELA05E DELL U2311H

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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	822x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	633x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	227x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	317x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	309x
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 $45Bench 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: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $591

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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