MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 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 66.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	0.63% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	68.7% 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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '19 at 14:41
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400-$79 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Memory 81.6 1-Core 93.2 2-Core 172 68% 116 Pts	4-Core 293 8-Core 309 40% 301 Pts	64-Core 326 20% 326 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210 98,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% MSI(1462 2291) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.63% Terrible	Lighting 0.6 Reflection 1.19 Parallax 0.41 0% 0.73 fps	MRender 1.43 Gravity 0.73 Splatting 1.17 1% 1.11 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.63% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV300S37A240G 240GB 5,323 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.G SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 142 146 125 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 470 Write 435 Mixed 141 SusWrite 133 65% 295 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 85.1 4K Mixed 26.3 121% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 94.7 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 106 86% 118 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 92%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 414GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 122 125 123 124 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 128 Write 127 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 124 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 382GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 89 89 89 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 114 Write 85 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 89.3 67% 90.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 112%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1.5TB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	28.5% Poor	Read 39.3 Write 40.5 Mixed 32 SusWrite 41.7 52% 38.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.3 164% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB 46,470 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.9% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 23.6 70% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 19.1 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 77.5 52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 89%

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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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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

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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 $94Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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