MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics94.9% 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 Drive86.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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)
Memory3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150906
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateNov 17 '19 at 22:18
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
74.6% Very good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 113
2-Core 224
79% 141 Pts
4-Core 370
8-Core 396
51% 383 Pts
64-Core 442
27% 442 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.9% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 134
Parallax 114
99% 123 fps
MRender 95.6
Gravity 121
Splatting 101
87% 106 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z22000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 289 348 356 358 358 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Read 483
Write 344
Mixed 246
SusWrite 328
78% 350 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 15.9
126% 52 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 269
DQ Mixed 74.2
105% 193 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 86%
Kingston SUV300S37A240G 240GB
145GB free
Firmware: SAFM11.K
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 80 97 109 97 95 MB/s
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
59.4% Above average
Read 272
Write 105
Mixed 124
SusWrite 96.9
33% 150 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 10.8
109% 46.5 MB/s
DQ Read 321
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 99.2
120% 214 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x4GB-$48
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.1% Average
MC Read 14.2
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 12.5
39% 13.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 13.7
SC Mixed 12.8
36% 12.7 GB/s
Latency 72.5
55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 80%

 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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