MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	36.5% 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	67% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '18 at 12:26
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 96.7 1-Core 124 2-Core 241 88% 154 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 478 63% 472 Pts	64-Core 460 28% 460 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 384.94 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	Lighting 47.5 Reflection 45.6 Parallax 41 39% 44.7 fps	MRender 41.2 Gravity 41.3 Splatting 36.4 32% 39.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 60GB 1,562 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 81 79 81 81 81 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 366 Write 80.8 Mixed 138 SusWrite 79.6 36% 166 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 79.7 4K Mixed 38.4 141% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 107 DQ Write 79.7 DQ Mixed 89.6 68% 92 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 69%
Corsair Force 3 60GB 4,789 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 34GB free Firmware: 5.05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 59 59 61 60 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 188 Write 68 Mixed 94.6 SusWrite 59.5 23% 103 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 63 4K Mixed 28.5 112% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 81.6 DQ Write 62.2 DQ Mixed 62.2 49% 68.7 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 52%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 637GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 169 168 171 172 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 167 Mixed 104 SusWrite 166 112% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 14,957 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 42 MC Mixed 31.3 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 42.6 SC Mixed 29.9 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 51.4 78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 103%

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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 $98Bench 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 $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