MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 03 '21 at 20:46
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (49^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-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Memory 84 1-Core 56.4 2-Core 111 53% 83.7 Pts	4-Core 267 8-Core 517 46% 392 Pts	64-Core 574 36% 574 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.2% Average	Lighting 61.2 Reflection 66.9 Parallax 59.8 50% 62.6 fps	MRender 65.7 Gravity 60.9 Splatting 52.3 48% 59.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: 00.r SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 212 250 310 124 347 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Write 101 Mixed 285 SusWrite 255 50% 214 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 82.2 4K Mixed 30.8 123% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 68 123% 242 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 111%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 403GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 924 1308 799 794 794 794 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 2,312 Write 1,695 Mixed 1,318 SusWrite 902 347% 1,557 MB/s	4K Read 65.6 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 90.4 302% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1145 DQ Write 814 DQ Mixed 962 723% 974 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 355%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 316GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 114 115 115 115 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 144 Write 114 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 113 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion+ 2TB 2,745 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 785GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 95 95 95 99 102 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 76.6 Write 122 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 97.5 70% 94.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.6 150% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 68%
General USB Flash Disk 16GB 7,914 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 15GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.5 8.1 8.8 8 8.8 7.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	3.7% Terrible	Read 12.9 Write 6.9 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 7.3 10% 7.82 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 4% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.7% Great: 15%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB 824 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 17GB free, PID a00e Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 100 104 105 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 96.6 Write 97.1 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 101 110% 82.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 45%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 301GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 108 107 108 108 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 135 Write 112 Mixed 89.9 SusWrite 106 146% 111 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 63%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 64GB 859 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 18GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 5.8 4.8 4.8 4.9 5.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	7.34% Terrible	Read 33.7 Write 6.7 Mixed 15.7 SusWrite 5.1 17% 15.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 21% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.34% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-8GVR 04CD F4-2400C15-8GVR 04CD F4-2400C15-8GVR 04CD F4-2400C15-8GVR 32GB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	70.9% Very good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 22.8 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 22.1 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 85%

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Gaming 51%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 44%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	817x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	630x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	226x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	316x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	305x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	221x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	117x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	74x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	55x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	98x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	71x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $589

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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