MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics101% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive114% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160724
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateSep 22 '20 at 19:40
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 88.5
1-Core 128
2-Core 254
87% 157 Pts
4-Core 475
8-Core 697
73% 586 Pts
64-Core 702
44% 702 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
MSI(1462 373E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 131
Parallax 102
96% 117 fps
MRender 184
Gravity 133
Splatting 108
112% 142 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 101%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 183 168 158 156 152 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 469
Mixed 346
SusWrite 196
85% 378 MB/s
4K Read 46.7
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 62.4
211% 74.5 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 361
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 114%
Great: 124%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
269GB free
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1535 1052 598 598 595 593 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
247% Outstanding
Read 1,832
Write 1,631
Mixed 701
SusWrite 828
278% 1,248 MB/s
4K Read 47
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 61.1
232% 87.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1082
DQ Write 1,260
DQ Mixed 1,010
806% 1,117 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 247%
Great: 254%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 155 157 156 157 157 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
97% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 148
Mixed 93
SusWrite 156
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1
218% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 97%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GB-$165
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74% Very good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 23.5
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 30.7
SC Mixed 24.1
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 69
58% 69 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 74%
Great: 118%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 1,240 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $408
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