MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 45% Speed boat	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 32.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	57.5% 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	60.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

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	20.8 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20151218
Uptime	10.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '18 at 02:43
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^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 0.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	32.7% Below average	Memory 54.9 1-Core 21.4 2-Core 35.7 27% 37.3 Pts	4-Core 59.7 8-Core 86.4 9% 73.1 Pts	64-Core 91.1 6% 91.1 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.5% Above average	Lighting 43.3 Reflection 58.7 Parallax 147 35% 82.9 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 139 Splatting 115 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 512GB-$209 3,350 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0918B SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 288 301 156 225 164 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 382 Write 356 Mixed 84.2 SusWrite 243 59% 266 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 30.8 4K Mixed 25.1 75% 24.6 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 70.1 DQ Mixed 110 92% 139 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 111%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 987GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 171 171 172 175 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 161 Mixed 32 SusWrite 172 97% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 108%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 740GB free Firmware: AX001U Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 97 Write 96.2 Mixed 22.2 52% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 71% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 62%
SanDisk Ultra 16GB 2,997 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 14GB free, PID 558a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 22 10 10 10 10 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	Read 112 Write 39.5 Mixed 42.7 SusWrite 15.3 58% 52.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 3.2 204% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 31%
PNY USB3.0 FD 16GB 102 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 11GB free, PID 6008 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 8.9 8 9.6 8.7 9.3 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	10.4% Very poor	Read 33.5 Write 21.2 Mixed 11.7 SusWrite 9.6 23% 19 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 59% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.4% Great: 28%
JetFlash Transcend 16GB 14,782 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 11GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 10 12 12 12 11 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 58.8 Write 21.5 Mixed 13.5 SusWrite 11.7 28% 26.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 59% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 3x16GB 88 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3 of 4 slots used 48GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	38.8% Below average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 16.4 43% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 2.6 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 5.4 15% 5.27 GB/s	Latency 144 28% 144 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 101%

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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	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 $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 $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 $273	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 $179	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