MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 67%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	34.4% 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	87.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Very high background CPU (61%). 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	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '20 at 19:30
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	61%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	67% Good	Memory 81.5 1-Core 93.1 2-Core 188 70% 121 Pts	4-Core 298 8-Core 338 42% 318 Pts	64-Core 297 18% 297 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.4% Below average	Lighting 44.2 Reflection 43.8 Parallax 38.5 36% 42.2 fps	MRender 39.1 Gravity 39.8 Splatting 36.5 31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 64 66 58 54 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 402 Write 355 Mixed 289 SusWrite 80.4 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 93.3 4K Mixed 48.7 165% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 328 248% 333 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 669GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 159 160 161 162 160 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 143 Mixed 81 SusWrite 160 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 80% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 240GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 121 120 121 122 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 106 Write 90.5 Mixed 59.3 SusWrite 120 69% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 70%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 665GB free Firmware: 0109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 136 135 135 133 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 87 Write 113 Mixed 76 SusWrite 134 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.6 169% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 65%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 123GB 2,481 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 106GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 24 18 18 13 8.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	14.9% Very poor	Read 36 Write 23.8 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 17 33% 25.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.6 125% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 14.9% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C15D4/4G KHX2400C15D4/4G KHX2666C15D4/4G KHX2400C15D4/4G 16GB 206 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.9% Good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 21.7 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 20.3 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 95%

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Typical H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 1,241 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	298x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	228x
Core i5-6600Intel $146Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	194x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	164x
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

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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