MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	45.6% 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 Drive	185% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	17 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '23 at 11:08
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400-$76 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	60.7% Good	Memory 79 1-Core 90.6 2-Core 180 67% 116 Pts	4-Core 242 8-Core 272 34% 257 Pts	64-Core 301 19% 301 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3161) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.6% Average	Lighting 55.6 Reflection 63.1 Parallax 55.8 45% 58.2 fps	MRender 61.6 Gravity 56.1 Splatting 52.9 46% 56.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$114 1,116 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 291GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT343.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 754 965 924 932 886 898 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	185% Outstanding	Read 840 Write 1,869 Mixed 678 SusWrite 893 243% 1,070 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 49 171% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,268 DQ Write 722 DQ Mixed 855 674% 948 MB/s
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 306%
WD Purple 1TB (2014)-$60 18,782 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 568GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 127 128 127 128 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 125 Write 116 Mixed 75.9 SusWrite 126 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 839GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 180 176 178 180 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 115 Mixed 75.6 SusWrite 178 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	55.4% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 17.4 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 15.8 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 86 46% 86 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 75%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	11	213	57	30	84.6"	1280 720	SAM7016 SAMSUNG

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Typical H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 1,242 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	298x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	228x
Core i5-6600Intel $128Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	194x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	164x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16