MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics132% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive112% 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.
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
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180705
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 05 '19 at 13:18
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Memory 86.1
1-Core 126
2-Core 246
85% 153 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 656
70% 560 Pts
64-Core 655
40% 655 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 184
Reflection 191
Parallax 173
150% 183 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 191
Splatting 130
121% 150 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
105GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 387 435 454 442 443 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 425
Mixed 358
SusWrite 412
95% 425 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 45.8
169% 62.8 MB/s
DQ Read 359
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 307
236% 322 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 112%
Great: 124%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
531GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 116 117 118 121 119 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
71% Very good
Read 130
Write 125
Mixed 23.8
SusWrite 118
71% 99 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.4
94% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 71%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown IM48GU88N24-FFFHMB Kingston 9905678-023.A00G 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
73.4% Very good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 20.4
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 23.2
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 71.2
56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 73%

 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 1,241 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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