MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	93.8% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151218
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '18 at 14:07
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	ARE-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Memory 87.7 1-Core 128 2-Core 238 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 683 68% 556 Pts	64-Core 677 42% 677 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 397.93 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.8% Above average	Lighting 74.1 Reflection 74.5 Parallax 63.2 60% 70.6 fps	MRender 69.8 Gravity 66.8 Splatting 67.8 56% 68.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 172 77 168 87 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 468 Mixed 358 SusWrite 160 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 43 162% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 195 184% 285 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 97%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 6GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 86 87 89 92 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 81.8 Write 66.1 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 89.5 53% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 12GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 103 100 100 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 95.9 Write 87.2 Mixed 61.1 SusWrite 99.5 63% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 175 176 179 181 180 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 90.7 Write 128 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 176 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 0.7 238% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS16G4D240FSE.16FBD 0215 CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 0215 CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 32GB 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.9% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 13.6 43% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 16.7 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns

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Gaming 51%

Yacht

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	818x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	630x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	226x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	316x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	305x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	221x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	117x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	74x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	55x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	98x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	71x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $589

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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