MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


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 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	123% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	65.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 06 '24 at 03:06
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	3%

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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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 128 2-Core 254 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 690 76% 598 Pts	64-Core 699 43% 699 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% EVGA(3842 3663) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.12 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 162 Parallax 156 138% 163 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 130 Splatting 114 112% 141 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKW240H6 240GB 3,142 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: LSF036C SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 162 105 104 107 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 429 Write 337 Mixed 311 SusWrite 120 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 76.6 4K Mixed 27.1 117% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 78.5 DQ Mixed 122 93% 128 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 477GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 178 177 180 179 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 156 Mixed 86.9 SusWrite 174 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 32.2 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 32.3 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 120%

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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	69	57	144	27"	1280 720	ACR0490 XB271HU

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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	820x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	74x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	55x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $583

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16