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Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

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Popular components in PC builds with the MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Motherboard.

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples817x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples630x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples226x
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples149x
Core i5-6600Intel  $132Bench 68%, 80,688 samples121x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples316x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples305x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples221x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples180x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples77x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples117x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples74x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples51x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples45x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples98x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples71x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples61x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples57x
Best Build (Edit with custom PC builder) Based on the most popular components from 2,308 user systems
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntelBench 81%, 588,978 samples$180
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidiaBench 56%, 1,368,019 samples$117
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsungBench 103%, 951,591 samples$100
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 606,405 samples$43
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $589

 User benchmarks for this motherboard (9 of 2,308)

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CPU
GPU
SSD
HDD
RAM
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FRA-User, 4 months ago.Core i7-6700K, RTX 4080 Above average UFO - 244 89 199  88  289  -  44  103 $980
POL-User, 4 months ago.Core i5-6600K, RTX 4080 Below average UFO - 231 91 179  88  275  -  72  85 $829
USA-User, 9 months ago.Core i7-6700K, RTX 4090 Very poor UFO - 228 89 191  80  296  262  33  75 $2,538
FRA-User, 4 months ago.Core i7-6700K, RTX 4080 Above average UFO - 224 84 192  79  296  -  47  108 $1,130
CAN-User, 11 months ago.Core i7-6700K, RTX 4070-Ti Above average UFO - 219 98 184  90  248  193  87  100 $1,153
ESP-User, 17 months ago.Core i7-7700K, RTX 3090 Good UFO - 194 101 166  92  213  302  113  104 $1,793
CHL-User, 17 months ago.0000, RTX 3080-Ti Good UFO - 186 103 187  104  183  247  -  81 $150
USA-User, 11 months ago.Core i7-6700K, RTX 4080 Above average UFO - 206 96 170  87  241  266  -  99 $1,129
TWN-User, 22 months ago.Core i7-6700K, RTX 3080 Excellent UFO - 187 95 161  90  212  131  93  99 $1,588
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