MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	148% 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 Drive	104% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '21 at 18:48
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	14%

Watch Gameplay: 3070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Memory 70 1-Core 102 2-Core 204 70% 125 Pts	4-Core 260 8-Core 326 38% 293 Pts	64-Core 391 24% 391 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3767); EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	148% Outstanding	Lighting 220 Reflection 197 Parallax 187 179% 202 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 143 Splatting 130 121% 151 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 654GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 372 394 436 396 403 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 418 Mixed 381 SusWrite 393 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 84.5 4K Mixed 45.9 145% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 360 268% 354 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 133%
Seagate ST3000VX006-1HH166 3TB 758 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2.5TB free Firmware: CV12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 174 174 179 177 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 171 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 176 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB 34,316 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 25GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.3 4.4 3.4 6.7 5.8 8.5 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Read 24.9 Write 0.2 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 5 9% 9.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.2 129% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB 4,782 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	64.4% Good	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 23.4 67% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 24.4 SC Mixed 19.1 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 96%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 1,239 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	297x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	227x
Core i5-6600Intel $132Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	194x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	163x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	113x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	111x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	69x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	24x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	72x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	71x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	49x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $408

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16