MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics95.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive116% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170424
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 11 '18 at 18:00
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 149
2-Core 298
100% 181 Pts
4-Core 558
8-Core 590
76% 574 Pts
64-Core 596
37% 596 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
MSI(1462 3303) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2224 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 126
Parallax 108
98% 118 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 110
Splatting 111
90% 110 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$42
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 219 221 192 164 94 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 492
Mixed 329
SusWrite 200
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 45.4
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 60.8
217% 79.7 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 332
258% 353 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 116%
Great: 114%
WD Red 2.5" 1TB (2013)-$151
604GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 100 102 103 103 102 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
57.2% Above average
Read 98.3
Write 96.9
Mixed 52.6
SusWrite 101
64% 87.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2900 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
99.6% Outstanding
MC Read 33.5
MC Write 39.6
MC Mixed 33.6
102% 35.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 38.6
SC Mixed 28.7
83% 29.1 GB/s
Latency 53
76% 53 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,309 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $589
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