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MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	81.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160516
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '20 at 18:27
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$134 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Memory 86.1 1-Core 119 2-Core 223 81% 143 Pts	4-Core 371 8-Core 634 61% 502 Pts	64-Core 650 40% 650 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 85A0) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.5% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 114 Parallax 95 82% 103 fps	MRender 95.5 Gravity 96 Splatting 100 80% 97.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR021 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 397 Write 426 Mixed 351 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 38.4 145% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 140 152% 256 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 99%
TRUSTED Mass Storage 17.5TB 307 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 13.5TB free, PID 4d10 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 25 25 25 20 22 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	20.4% Poor	Read 28 Write 28.3 Mixed 23 SusWrite 23 34% 25.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 20%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 64GB 1,176 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 51GB free, PID 0743 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 58 59 58 58 58 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	31.9% Below average	Read 89.2 Write 57.6 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 56.6 84% 65.2 MB/s	4K Read 8.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2.6 172% 4.27 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSC.16FBR 2x16GB 680 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 25 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 31.7 SC Mixed 24.1 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 86%

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

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Typical Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,433 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 51%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $127Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	857x
Core i5-6600KIntel $90Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	663x
Core i7-6700Intel $134Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	237x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	329x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	323x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	234x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	120x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	77x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $77Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	58x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	99x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	91x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	72x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $534

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $130
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $389