MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics88.4% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory9.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160724
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 12 '17 at 12:19
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 (100th percentile)
86% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 116
2-Core 231
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 467
62% 466 Pts
64-Core 460
28% 460 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 86%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 114
Parallax 96.8
91% 108 fps
MRender 98.3
Gravity 103
Splatting 103
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
408GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
76.3% Very good
Read 124
Write 142
Mixed 147
104% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.55
4K Write 1.34
4K Mixed 0.31
82% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK4GX4M1A2400C14 Kingston KHX2400C15D4/4G 029E CMK4GX4M1A2400C14 12GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
73.6% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 22.3
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 24.9
SC Mixed 21.2
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,313 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $589
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