MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% 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.
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 8 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.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '19 at 02:51
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^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 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 776 78% 634 Pts	64-Core 774 48% 774 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 171 Parallax 172 144% 173 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 149 Splatting 112 118% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,467 Write 1,469 Mixed 1,317 386% 1,751 MB/s	4K Read 74.6 4K Write 278 4K Mixed 106 396% 153 MB/s	DQ Read 977 DQ Write 1,500 DQ Mixed 106 398% 861 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 14GB free Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 131 120 127 123 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 408 Write 145 Mixed 190 SusWrite 126 48% 217 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 37 151% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 145 DQ Mixed 38 62% 121 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 101GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 174 141 139 161 188 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 136 Write 112 Mixed 88.3 SusWrite 165 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 112%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 299GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 140 140 140 140 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 142 Write 140 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 140 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 83%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 142 142 142 142 141 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 140 Write 139 Mixed 90.8 SusWrite 142 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 23.1 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 32.4 SC Mixed 25.1 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 88%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,308 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 51%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	817x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	630x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	226x

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	221x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	117x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $40Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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