MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 64.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	18.5% 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)
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	1.9 GB free of 4 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920x1080x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161018
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	May 17 '19 at 08:21
Run Duration	98 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4400-$45 36,432 User benchmarks, average bench 47% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Memory 93.5 1-Core 106 2-Core 204 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 205 8-Core 208 28% 206 Pts	64-Core 198 12% 198 Pts
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 5,537 User benchmarks, average bench 16% Gigabyte(1458 34F5) 1.2GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 837 MHz, Ram: 1.2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Lighting 21.7 Reflection 33.9 Parallax 23.8 18% 26.5 fps	MRender 33.4 Gravity 17.1 Splatting 24.2 20% 24.9 fps
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 21%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 470 Write 406 Mixed 361 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 56.8 197% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 353 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Samsung HD080HJ 80GB-$25 4,646 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 1GB free Firmware: WT100-33 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 33.7 Write 38.1 Mixed 28.2 25% 33.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C14 1x4GB 3,708 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35.5% Below average	MC Read 8.4 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 10.9 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 8.5 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 43%

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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