MSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics92.4% 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 Drive97.9% 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.
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 H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150817
Uptime10.5 Days
Run DateAug 27 '18 at 19:55
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Memory 88.9
1-Core 110
2-Core 206
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 564
60% 478 Pts
64-Core 631
39% 631 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 119
Parallax 112
97% 117 fps
MRender 99.7
Gravity 105
Splatting 101
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 298 289 282 286 284 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Read 441
Write 379
Mixed 304
SusWrite 285
79% 352 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 42.5
154% 58 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 335
253% 340 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 153 156 154 156 158 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Read 153
Write 108
Mixed 79.3
SusWrite 155
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
1TB free
Firmware: CC29
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 156 158 158 156 157 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 148
Mixed 75.8
SusWrite 156
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.4% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 23.2
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 24.5
SC Mixed 19.9
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 399 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $521
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