MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 45% Speed boat	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 31%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	37.5% 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)
Boot Drive	82.2% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151022
Uptime	6.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '20 at 04:20
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing as expected (40^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 1.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	31% Below average	Memory 46.5 1-Core 26.8 2-Core 51.6 27% 41.6 Pts	4-Core 90.2 8-Core 98.2 12% 94.2 Pts	64-Core 95.5 6% 95.5 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Gigabyte(1458 22BD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1025 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	37.5% Below average	Lighting 34.8 Reflection 43.8 Parallax 78.4 28% 52.4 fps	MRender 61.2 Gravity 58.2 Splatting 78 55% 65.8 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 279GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 349 363 363 364 368 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 460 Write 370 Mixed 314 SusWrite 358 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 48.1 4K Mixed 30 101% 34.1 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 225 173% 235 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 129%
Seagate ST3320613AS 320GB-$30 12,971 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 156GB free Firmware: SD22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 56 56 57 57 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 99.3 Write 24 Mixed 53 SusWrite 55.9 43% 58.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 65%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 326GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 128 129 130 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 119 Write 122 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 128 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 145% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 88%
HP Portable Drive 500GB 129 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 186GB free, PID 9b07 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 76 76 75 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	29.5% Poor	Read 57.3 Write 57.8 Mixed 52.3 SusWrite 75.6 84% 60.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 77% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67 46,617 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	45% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 18.9 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 9.8 SC Mixed 11.7 26% 9.17 GB/s	Latency 174 23% 174 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 81%

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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 1,241 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 $90Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16