MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics28.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive74.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 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)
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920x1080x4294967296 szín
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 13 '18 at 19:35
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User HUN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Memory 92.7
1-Core 113
2-Core 219
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 427
57% 426 Pts
64-Core 426
26% 426 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
CLim: 1468 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
28.8% Poor
Lighting 36.5
Reflection 33.4
Parallax 30.2
30% 33.4 fps
MRender 36.4
Gravity 32
Splatting 31.7
27% 33.4 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 28.8%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71B1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 48 53 51 51 51 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
74.5% Very good
Read 442
Write 376
Mixed 331
SusWrite 73.1
68% 306 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 93.5
4K Mixed 30.5
135% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 233
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 161
150% 230 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
177GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 91 94 94 93 93 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Read 172
Write 143
Mixed 90.1
SusWrite 93.2
92% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 109%
Kingmax USB2.0 FlashDisk 16GB
11GB free, PID 3254
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.8 6.8 6.5 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
7.48% Terrible
Read 31.1
Write 6.7
Mixed 7.2
SusWrite 6.7
13% 12.9 MB/s
4K Read 6.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
24% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.48%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
75% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 22.3
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 27.6
SC Mixed 23.1
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 62.7
64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 75%
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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