MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics150% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160724
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 06 '21 at 19:24
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Memory 82.7
1-Core 121
2-Core 197
77% 134 Pts
4-Core 407
8-Core 613
63% 510 Pts
64-Core 602
37% 602 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
150% Outstanding
Lighting 222
Reflection 202
Parallax 192
181% 205 fps
MRender 185
Gravity 153
Splatting 135
126% 158 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 150%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PH5-CE120 120GB
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: F/W:1.0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
Read 53.9
Write 226
Mixed 18.9
23% 99.7 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 57.5
4K Mixed 1.2
73% 28.6 MB/s
DQ Read 218
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 177
129% 170 MB/s
Poor: 38% Great: 71%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB
54GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 368 368 367 368 366 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Read 373
Write 368
Mixed 338
SusWrite 366
82% 361 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 38.8
4K Mixed 28.3
92% 30.1 MB/s
DQ Read 173
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 34.3
64% 126 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 97%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
71GB free
Firmware: 0C3G37R5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 152 97 101 115 106 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Read 429
Write 362
Mixed 171
SusWrite 148
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 88
4K Mixed 42.9
149% 54.1 MB/s
DQ Read 318
DQ Write 172
DQ Mixed 173
148% 221 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63% Good
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 23.7
MC Mixed 20.3
63% 22 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 25.3
SC Mixed 21.1
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 75.8
53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 63%
Great: 105%

 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)

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