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MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 36.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	57.1% 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)
Boot Drive	65.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

1 month ago, 1 month ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '24 at 00:03
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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-$130 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	36.5% Below average	Memory 57.9 1-Core 23.4 2-Core 44.9 30% 42.1 Pts	4-Core 84.4 8-Core 127 13% 106 Pts	64-Core 130 8% 130 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$295 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 8D95) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 561.09 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.1% Above average	Lighting 73.7 Reflection 70.3 Parallax 69.3 60% 71.1 fps	MRender 60.4 Gravity 71.8 Splatting 57.4 51% 63.2 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
T-force 240GB 240GB 500 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 189GB free (System drive) Firmware: V0218A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 331 358 361 366 373 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 438 Write 381 Mixed 372 SusWrite 354 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 26.8 4K Mixed 17.3 66% 21.2 MB/s	DQ Read 158 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 46.3 62% 113 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 99%
Kingston DT 101 G2 4GB 1,620 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 3GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 5.4 5.5 5.3 4.9 5.3 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Read 100 Write 8.9 Mixed 10.2 SusWrite 5.1 26% 31.1 MB/s	4K Read 11.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 44% 3.97 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB 74,390 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	44.7% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 18.5 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 9.7 SC Mixed 8.8 24% 8.27 GB/s	Latency 133 30% 133 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	67	55	60	23.9"	1280 720	SAM707D LF24T35

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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%

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Workstation 44%

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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 $130Bench 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 $80Bench 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

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