MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics88.8% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920x1080x4294967296 szín
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170424
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 14 '18 at 17:33
Run Duration485 Seconds
Run User HUN-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
78% Very good
Memory 93.1
1-Core 105
2-Core 198
77% 132 Pts
4-Core 341
8-Core 497
52% 419 Pts
64-Core 485
30% 485 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 78%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
88.8% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 137
Parallax 94.3
90% 114 fps
MRender 96
Gravity 122
Splatting 102
87% 107 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
655GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Read 147
Write 130
Mixed 124
100% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.24
93% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 85%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 64GB-$12
8GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
20% Very poor
Read 102
Write 2.26
Mixed 10.3
29% 38.1 MB/s
4K Read 10.6
4K Write 0.72
4K Mixed 0.09
67% 3.82 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 20%
Great: 30%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.6% Good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 20.6
MC Mixed 19.2
62% 21.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 20.6
SC Mixed 19.5
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 61.9
65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 1,239 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $408
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