MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	80.7% 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 Drive	39.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '21 at 15:47
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	34%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Memory 47.9 1-Core 111 2-Core 227 67% 129 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 273 51% 354 Pts	64-Core 358 22% 358 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.7% Excellent	Lighting 99.3 Reflection 110 Parallax 101 81% 103 fps	MRender 92.8 Gravity 102 Splatting 98.7 80% 97.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$51 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 27 8.8 43 106 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 435 Write 228 Mixed 277 SusWrite 74.9 56% 254 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 10.8 4K Mixed 9.3 47% 13.1 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 38.9 DQ Mixed 39.9 39% 64.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 55%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 233GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 364 421 426 424 426 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 451 Mixed 288 SusWrite 396 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 34.9 150% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 172 179% 294 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 146GB free Firmware: CC3C SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 74 75 73 76 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 127 Write 126 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 73.9 71% 96.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 75%
WD WD40NPZZ-00PDPT0 4TB 198 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 298GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 54 54 54 55 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 65.5 Write 34.7 Mixed 55.9 SusWrite 53.9 39% 52.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.1 72% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 68%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 6,353 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 481GB free, PID 7000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 67 66 66 66 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	28% Poor	Read 84.7 Write 76.8 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 64.6 79% 61.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 57%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB 4,473 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1.5TB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 98 97 98 99 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 106 Write 106 Mixed 49.4 SusWrite 97 119% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 52%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB 30,139 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 7GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1 5 5.6 6 6 5.7 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	9.86% Terrible	Read 12.9 Write 3.7 Mixed 10 SusWrite 4.9 10% 7.88 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 2.4 162% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.86% Great: 13%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 16GB 16,813 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 14GB free, PID 6544, Toshiba U202 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 14 14 10 6.8 7 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	10% Very poor	Read 27.5 Write 13.5 Mixed 17.4 SusWrite 10.6 21% 17.2 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1.3 94% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 10% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFS8266.M8FD 04CB DDR4 2400 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	61.5% Good	MC Read 22.8 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 20 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 16.9 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 169 24% 169 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 61%

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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 $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	631x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	227x

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	223x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	117x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $31Bench 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 $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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