MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 135%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics139% 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 Drive213% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151022
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 06 '19 at 22:28
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
Memory 94.8
1-Core 126
2-Core 292
93% 171 Pts
4-Core 585
8-Core 584
78% 585 Pts
64-Core 584
36% 584 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2902 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
139% Outstanding
Lighting 198
Reflection 198
Parallax 192
161% 196 fps
MRender 133
Gravity 193
Splatting 134
124% 153 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 139%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZVPV128HDGM-00000 128GB
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7300Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 552 470 550 527 495 495 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
213% Outstanding
Read 1,934
Write 628
Mixed 682
SusWrite 515
206% 940 MB/s
4K Read 52.8
4K Write 168
4K Mixed 59.2
245% 93.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,094
DQ Write 254
DQ Mixed 402
366% 583 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 213%
Great: 214%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
931GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 373 490 495 495 494 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Read 521
Write 497
Mixed 471
SusWrite 452
109% 485 MB/s
4K Read 46.3
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 67.1
232% 85.4 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 362
273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 137%
Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
931GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 373 490 495 495 494 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 496
Mixed 448
SusWrite 452
107% 476 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 49.1
183% 74 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 362
273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 121%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
76.7% Very good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 22.6
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 24.3
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 57.8
69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 51%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 44%
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) - $150

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