MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (2nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 98 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics61.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive66.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJun 22 '18 at 15:45
Run Duration99 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
40.5% Average
Memory 63.7
1-Core 25.4
2-Core 50.1
33% 46.4 Pts
4-Core 95.7
8-Core 140
15% 118 Pts
64-Core 139
9% 139 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 40.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
MSI(1462 C307) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.11
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
61.9% Good
Lighting 60.1
Reflection 74.4
Parallax 114
49% 82.9 fps
MRender 97
Gravity 121
Splatting 102
87% 107 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 101%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
180GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
66.8% Good
Read 502
Write 404
Mixed 419
98% 441 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 26.7
4K Mixed 15.2
69% 21.7 MB/s
DQ Read 29.7
DQ Write 37.7
DQ Mixed 14.7
16% 27.4 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
37% Below average
MC Read 14.3
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 11.7
39% 13.5 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 9
24% 8.43 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 37%
Great: 85%

 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 1,239 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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