MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	61.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit 种颜色
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151218
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '18 at 17:25
Run Duration	649 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 93.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 738 72% 589 Pts	64-Core 772 48% 772 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.4% Above average	Lighting 64.3 Reflection 66.4 Parallax 60.8 52% 63.8 fps	MRender 70.6 Gravity 60.8 Splatting 53.3 50% 61.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP900 256GB-$300 9,430 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.8.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 84 92 50 76 75 MB/s Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	61.7% Good	Read 255 Write 208 Mixed 248 SusWrite 79.7 44% 197 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 38.2 140% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 29.6 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 39.1 40% 62 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 89%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$72 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 116GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 81 82 81 80 82 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 72 Write 66.8 Mixed 51 SusWrite 79.5 50% 67.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 57%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$46 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 95 96 95 95 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 94.2 Write 90.2 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 93.7 60% 81.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 84%
WDC WD64 01AALS-00L3B2 640GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 45GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 71 70 70 70 70 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38.6% Below average	Read 112 Write 106 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 69.4 123% 92.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 112% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 39%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 69GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 14 16 21 11 8.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	8.8% Terrible	Read 32.8 Write 8.5 Mixed 14.5 SusWrite 13.9 20% 17.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 22% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 8.8% Great: 44%
WDC WD64 00BEVT-22A0RT0 640GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 55GB free, PID 0c31 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 30 30 31 32 33 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 37.2 Write 26.8 Mixed 23 SusWrite 30.6 38% 29.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 16%
BUFFALO HD-LXU3 4TB 99 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 150GB free, PID 01f7 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 128 129 127 128 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 122 Write 127 Mixed 65.2 SusWrite 126 148% 110 MB/s	4K Read 6.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 134% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 80%
BUFFALO HD-LXU3 3TB 188 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 167GB free, PID 01f7 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 172 172 175 184 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 161 Write 156 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 172 175% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 90% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 76%
ST500LM0 00-1EJ162 500GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 127GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 71 70 70 70 70 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48.7% Average	Read 112 Write 85 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 69.5 108% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB 19,779 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	78.2% Very good	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 22.5 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 25.1 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 96%

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Gaming 51%

Yacht

Desktop 87%

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Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) - $150

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	832x
Core i5-6600KIntel $120Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	637x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	228x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	320x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	313x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	229x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	118x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	76x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 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	87x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	71x

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