MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	78.6% 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 Drive	106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	5.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '20 at 16:35
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Memory 85.6 1-Core 99.4 2-Core 203 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 377 8-Core 388 51% 382 Pts	64-Core 383 24% 383 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8597) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.6% Very good	Lighting 98.3 Reflection 107 Parallax 91 80% 98.7 fps	MRender 92.6 Gravity 90.4 Splatting 93.8 76% 92.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 293 310 314 313 315 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 446 Mixed 378 SusWrite 306 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 50.7 173% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 327 248% 335 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 28GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 320 238 181 191 173 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 478 Write 366 Mixed 299 SusWrite 229 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 29.7 83% 21.5 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 103%
Seagate BUP Slim WH 2TB 1,237 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 86 83 82 82 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	50% Average	Read 91.4 Write 75.6 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 82.2 56% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x4GB 12,708 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 20.8 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 21.4 SC Mixed 18.6 51% 18 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 80%

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

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	297x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	227x
Core i5-6600Intel $132Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	194x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	163x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	113x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	111x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	69x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	24x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	72x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	71x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	49x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $408

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) $30	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