MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics81.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160724
Uptime5.8 Days
Run DateOct 20 '20 at 17:49
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Memory 82.4
1-Core 114
2-Core 231
79% 142 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 419
58% 431 Pts
64-Core 437
27% 437 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Gigabyte(1458 3772) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.7% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 107
Parallax 101
83% 103 fps
MRender 94.3
Gravity 96.8
Splatting 99.5
80% 96.9 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 478
Write 322
Mixed 307
82% 369 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 50.9
180% 66.8 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 360
270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
109GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 402 473 412 370 296 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 411
Write 449
Mixed 384
SusWrite 377
92% 406 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 60.7
203% 72 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 358
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 119%
Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
930GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 188 188 189 189 188 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 182
Mixed 114
SusWrite 188
122% 167 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
235% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 106%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 859B BLS8G4D240FSEK.8FD 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.3% Average
MC Read 13.6
MC Write 14
MC Mixed 12.2
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 14.7
SC Mixed 14.5
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 76.2
52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 40.3%
Great: 81%

 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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