MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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	98.7% 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	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.

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System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 05 '18 at 07:44
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 566 78% 576 Pts	64-Core 580 36% 580 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 144 Parallax 141 110% 140 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 130 Splatting 108 96% 118 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM13.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 313 140 371 376 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 445 Mixed 373 SusWrite 269 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 41.7 156% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 189 183% 289 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 102%
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 34,988 User benchmarks, average bench 239% 471GB free Firmware: 3L2QEXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2141 2181 1077 1097 1096 1096 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	342% Outstanding	Read 2,129 Write 2,191 Mixed 1,546 SusWrite 1,448 411% 1,829 MB/s	4K Read 66.2 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 92.7 314% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 2,037 DQ Write 1,153 DQ Mixed 1,432 1,109% 1,540 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 342% Great: 329%
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 930GB free Firmware: O1026A SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 413 419 418 421 417 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 405 Mixed 315 SusWrite 414 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 45.5 160% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 196 170% 251 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 105%
G-DRIVE SSD 1TB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 290% 930GB free, PID 8064 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 366 371 369 361 354 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	370% Outstanding	Read 347 Write 348 Mixed 280 SusWrite 362 456% 334 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 76.2 4K Mixed 37.9 3,985% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 20.5 DQ Write 91.5 DQ Mixed 33.7 4,334% 48.6 MB/s
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 370% Great: 413%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-4GVKB 04CD F4-3200C16-4GVK 04CD F4-3200C16-4GVK 04CD F4-3200C16-4GVKB 16GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 43 MC Mixed 35.4 112% 39.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 43.1 SC Mixed 31.9 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 50.9 79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,309 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	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 $274	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 $184	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