MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics88.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive72.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160516
Uptime2.3 Days
Run DateJul 18 '16 at 14:56
Run Duration87 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
91% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 133
2-Core 257
92% 162 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 697
72% 578 Pts
64-Core 713
44% 713 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6869
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Lighting 114
Reflection 114
Parallax 96.4
93% 108 fps
MRender 95.9
Gravity 100
Splatting 99.6
81% 98.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 960GB-$109
855GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1126A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Read 434
Write 255
Mixed 251
69% 313 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 52.2
4K Mixed 21.8
97% 33.7 MB/s
DQ Read 300
DQ Write 162
DQ Mixed 45.4
83% 169 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
MC Read 35.1
MC Write 35.2
MC Mixed 26.6
92% 32.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 35.1
SC Mixed 27.2
79% 27.7 GB/s
Latency 51
78% 51 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,307 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $589
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