MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 45% Speed boat	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 33%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	32.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	39% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (99%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	10.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 29 '18 at 17:10
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	99%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	33% Below average	Memory 55.2 1-Core 22.1 2-Core 39 28% 38.8 Pts	4-Core 62.8 8-Core 74.6 9% 68.7 Pts	64-Core 85 5% 85 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.4% Below average	Lighting 40.9 Reflection 42.4 Parallax 37.1 33% 40.1 fps	MRender 38.7 Gravity 39.6 Splatting 34.7 30% 37.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0730A SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 96 73 77 83 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	39% Below average	Read 357 Write 318 Mixed 172 SusWrite 97.7 53% 236 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 19.2 4K Mixed 11.2 45% 14.7 MB/s	DQ Read 20.1 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 44.7 55% 90.6 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 92%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 437GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 151 161 162 163 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 158 Mixed 90 SusWrite 159 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 109%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 1,602 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2.5TB free, PID d011 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 129 126 101 102 126 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 95.2 Write 99.7 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 118 113% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 62%
Toshiba External USB 3.0 2TB 1,922 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 335GB free, PID d010 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 94 98 97 97 98 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 94 Write 93.2 Mixed 31 SusWrite 96.4 104% 78.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 58%
TOSHIBA MK1234GA 120GB 16GB free, PID 8903 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	9.59% Terrible	Read 17.7 Write 21.2 Mixed 16 SusWrite 17.7 25% 18.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 52% 0.63 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 2x4GB-$35 843 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	40.4% Average	MC Read 12.1 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 18 44% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 5.1 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 7.1 19% 6.8 GB/s	Latency 142 28% 142 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 1,239 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	297x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	227x
Core i5-6600Intel $132Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	194x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	163x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	113x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	111x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	69x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	24x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	72x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	71x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	49x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $408

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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