MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	78.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	113% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	10.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '21 at 16:41
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Memory 81.7 1-Core 126 2-Core 225 81% 144 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 673 66% 541 Pts	64-Core 686 42% 686 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.7% Very good	Lighting 97.9 Reflection 104 Parallax 94.8 80% 98.9 fps	MRender 89.3 Gravity 96.6 Splatting 93.7 76% 93.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 196 196 192 195 193 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 323 Mixed 381 SusWrite 220 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 60.1 206% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 351 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 7,881 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 685GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 449 457 462 443 435 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 460 Mixed 422 SusWrite 448 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 65.4 218% 76.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 127%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 804GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 128 126 127 126 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 169 Mixed 109 SusWrite 126 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.5% Below average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 11.3 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 12.4 SC Mixed 12 33% 11.5 GB/s	Latency 77.5 52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 61: 9R 5G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
61%	56%	27	294	222	240	23.8"	1920 1080	AUS24B3 XG248Q

History: Score 53: 6R 6G 5B | Score 61: 9R 5G 1B

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Gaming 51%

Yacht

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	818x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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