MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	16.6% 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	86.5% 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.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170424
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '18 at 23:43
Run Duration	327 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4560-$31 70,054 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Memory 68 1-Core 90 2-Core 160 61% 106 Pts	4-Core 184 8-Core 258 28% 221 Pts	64-Core 250 16% 250 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90 64,240 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 04B8) CLim: 1224 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.12.1 Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Lighting 19.2 Reflection 28.8 Parallax 23.8 16% 23.9 fps	MRender 21.5 Gravity 18.2 Splatting 26.1 18% 21.9 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteonit LCS-128M6S 2.5 128GB 3,907 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC7110E Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 627 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 25524 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 976 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 76781 (F2) Unknown 100 100 107833	86.5% Excellent	Read 488 Write 302 Mixed 366 85% 385 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 68 4K Mixed 32.3 122% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 71 103% 193 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 95%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 70GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 124 124 94489280514 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 3897 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 3148 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 3472 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 27328672 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 75 75 255901 (C2) HDA temperature 222 222 240518692891 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 54 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	50.7% Above average	Read 88 Write 88.7 Mixed 90.7 67% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.26 4K Mixed 0.19 68% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 75%
Generic Flash Disk 16GB 18,883 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 13GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	5.28% Terrible	Read 19 Write 6.13 Mixed 10 13% 11.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.97 4K Write 0.005 4K Mixed 0.004 19% 1.66 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 5.28% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2400 C15 1x8GB 5,442 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	34% Below average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 10.3 34% 11.9 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 9.6 26% 9.27 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 46%

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 33%

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Motherboard: MSI H170 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	297x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	228x
Core i5-6600Intel $132Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	194x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	163x
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 $94Bench 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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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $408

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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