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MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	36.8% 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 Drive	180% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '20 at 03:37
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	56%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$113 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 92.9 1-Core 131 2-Core 259 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 527 62% 477 Pts	64-Core 521 32% 521 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7990 (CrossFire Disabled) 1,161 User benchmarks, average bench 34% AMD(1002 0B2A) 3GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.4.1 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 32.5 Parallax 61.6 39% 47.3 fps	MRender 31.2 Gravity 48.9 Splatting 39.7 33% 39.9 fps
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 37%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Thnsn5128gpu7 TOSHIBA 128GB 3,510 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57XA4104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 552 525 495 490 564 523 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	180% Outstanding	Read 1252 Write 595 Mixed 675 SusWrite 525 169% 762 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 57.1 226% 88.4 MB/s	DQ Read 686 DQ Write 598 DQ Mixed 540 433% 608 MB/s
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 176%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$85 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2TB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 136 135 137 133 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 127 Write 112 Mixed 66.6 SusWrite 134 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 2x4GB 15,450 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	82.6% Excellent	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 24.2 83% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 33.4 SC Mixed 24.3 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 90%

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

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Typical Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,426 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 51%

Yacht

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) - $150

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $127Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	856x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	660x
Core i7-6700Intel $150Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	237x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	329x
GTX 1070Nvidia $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	320x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	232x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	77x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	58x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	99x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	90x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	72x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $534

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Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $345	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $225	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350