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MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	33.1% 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	50.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160122
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '22 at 17:28
Run Duration	307 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$150 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Memory 80.7 1-Core 97.5 2-Core 173 69% 117 Pts	4-Core 359 8-Core 556 56% 458 Pts	64-Core 589 36% 589 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.1% Below average	Lighting 42 Reflection 45.1 Parallax 40.9 34% 42.7 fps	MRender 37.2 Gravity 41.1 Splatting 35.5 31% 37.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$36 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 87 75 75 77 63 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 201 Write 140 Mixed 152 SusWrite 76.6 32% 142 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 69.8 4K Mixed 26.9 105% 39.6 MB/s	DQ Read 89.4 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 81 72% 106 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$34 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 172GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 116 121 122 122 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 122 Write 101 Mixed 87.1 SusWrite 116 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 1x8GB 8,943 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.3% Below average	MC Read 12.6 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 10.2 33% 11.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 10.8 SC Mixed 9.1 27% 9.6 GB/s	Latency 79.3 50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 58%

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

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Typical Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,426 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 51%

Yacht

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $127Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	856x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	660x
Core i7-6700Intel $150Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	237x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	329x
GTX 1070Nvidia $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	320x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	232x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	77x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	58x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	99x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	90x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	72x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $534

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $345	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $218	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350