MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	120% 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	43.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '18 at 16:33
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing below expectations (29^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 (64^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 86.9 1-Core 126 2-Core 234 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 683 68% 552 Pts	64-Core 688 43% 688 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 1474) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 178 Parallax 166 134% 169 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 164 Splatting 117 108% 133 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84 21,990 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 84 48 71 64 61 MB/s Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	43.5% Average	Read 275 Write 116 Mixed 194 SusWrite 72.4 36% 164 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 59.2 4K Mixed 17.3 83% 31.9 MB/s	DQ Read 22 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 0.2 22% 50.6 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 71%
Samsung HM321HI 320GB-$90 12,451 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 73GB free Firmware: 2AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 80 80 80 81 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	30.1% Below average	Read 29 Write 10.2 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 75.6 25% 34 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 109% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 50%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 676GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 79 81 86 86 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	28.7% Poor	Read 16.2 Write 90.3 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 83.4 38% 52.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 75%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 1TB 1,238 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 165GB free, PID 5071 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.4 8.4 8.9 29 39 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	7.9% Terrible	Read 13.7 Write 7.5 Mixed 12.8 SusWrite 21.8 19% 13.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 21% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 7.9% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB 46,470 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.2% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 22.9 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 23.8 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 89%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,312 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	631x
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	222x

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 $92Bench 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 $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