MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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.
ProcessorWith 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 36.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics59.2% 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 Drive33.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150906
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 14 '20 at 19:59
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
36.7% Below average
Memory 60.2
1-Core 25.8
2-Core 51.1
32% 45.7 Pts
4-Core 79.4
8-Core 76.9
10% 78.2 Pts
64-Core 88
5% 88 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
MSI(1462 C307) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
59.2% Above average
Lighting 56.6
Reflection 67.7
Parallax 106
46% 76.7 fps
MRender 93.4
Gravity 118
Splatting 99.7
85% 104 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 59.2%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480GB
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UG5000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 24 13 86 3.3 168 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
33.4% Below average
Read 325
Write 305
Mixed 214
SusWrite 77.9
51% 230 MB/s
4K Read 12.4
4K Write 14.6
4K Mixed 8.1
37% 11.7 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 90.5
DQ Mixed 45.2
50% 85.1 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 33.4%
Great: 61%
WD Blue SN500 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$35
59GB free
Firmware: 201000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 349 422 413 418 419 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 907
Write 836
Mixed 801
SusWrite 411
166% 739 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 50.5
4K Mixed 36.5
119% 39 MB/s
DQ Read 303
DQ Write 223
DQ Mixed 246
188% 257 MB/s
Poor: 118%
This bench: 110%
Great: 193%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
100GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 142 153 153 150 153 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Read 164
Write 146
Mixed 93.8
SusWrite 148
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
226% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
44.2% Average
MC Read 14.8
MC Write 16.4
MC Mixed 19.5
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 9.7
SC Mixed 8.2
23% 8.03 GB/s
Latency 127
32% 127 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 44.2%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 1,240 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $408
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