MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	38.3% 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	54.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 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	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '16 at 15:02
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Memory 87.5 1-Core 114 2-Core 220 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 458 61% 457 Pts	64-Core 463 29% 463 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% MSI(1462 2775) 3GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 16.12.1 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	38.3% Below average	Lighting 49.6 Reflection 33.4 Parallax 65.2 40% 49.4 fps	MRender 32.2 Gravity 49.3 Splatting 42 34% 41.2 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 20178754 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 -89464168770094 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 377 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 67 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 25 42 81607131161 (C2) HDA temperature 25 42 81607131161 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 20178754 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 20178754 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 20178754 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 99 99 4294967297 (E9) Unknown 0 0 8295 (EA) Unknown 0 0 3701 (F1) Unknown 0 0 3701 (F2) Unknown 0 0 6562 (F4) Unknown 98 98 5898312	54.8% Above average	Read 421 Write 110 Mixed 159 50% 230 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 93.8 4K Mixed 13.8 93% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 80.2 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 30.5 42% 75.3 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 614GB free Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 110 99 28838832 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 573 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 76 60 42334252 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 7813 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 566 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 1 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 75 51 437583897 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 383 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 75 75 50511 (C2) HDA temperature 25 49 73014444057 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 126615635888956 (F1) Unknown 100 253 7608758612 (F2) Unknown 100 253 11534352747	92.7% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 154 Mixed 152 119% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.66 4K Mixed 0.26 83% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 112%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 397GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 52 (03) Spinup time 165 162 4725 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1494 (05) Reallocated sector count 199 199 8 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 39 39 45078 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1461 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 709 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1494 (C2) HDA temperature 123 94 24 (C4) Reallocation count 199 199 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 1	55% Above average	Read 99.9 Write 91.6 Mixed 91.7 71% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 1.88 4K Mixed 0.45 116% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 62%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 587GB free, PID 1048 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	27.8% Poor	Read 54.2 Write 66 Mixed 47.4 73% 55.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.78 4K Mixed 0.19 68% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 43%
WD 3200BMV External 320GB 822 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 86GB free, PID 0704 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Read 35.5 Write 36.7 Mixed 36.6 47% 36.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.66 4K Mixed 0.25 66% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB-$42 16,658 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.7% Average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 12.4 39% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 12.4 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 79%

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Gaming 51%

Yacht

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	816x
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 $76Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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