MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51% 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	104% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '23 at 14:26
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 95 1-Core 127 2-Core 241 88% 154 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 673 67% 547 Pts	64-Core 675 42% 675 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.6.1 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	51% Above average	Lighting 66.1 Reflection 73.9 Parallax 88.4 54% 76.1 fps	MRender 64.5 Gravity 60.8 Splatting 46 46% 57.1 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$62 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 241GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 359 351 349 354 352 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 367 Mixed 322 SusWrite 354 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 41.1 153% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 264 225% 330 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 130%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 190 193 194 193 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 143 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 192 109% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%
Dell Portable 1TB 563 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 77GB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 41 41 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	27.3% Poor	Read 54.1 Write 33.6 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 41 29% 39.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 109% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 45,582 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 44.3 MC Mixed 33.6 111% 38.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 48.1 SC Mixed 32.8 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 125%

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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	71	59	144	31.5"	1280 720	ACR09CA XZ322QU S

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Gaming 51%

Yacht

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) - $150

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	818x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	631x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	227x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	316x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	305x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	223x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	117x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $43Bench 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: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $589

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 $178	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