MSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics66.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive92.5% 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.
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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170424
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 11 '18 at 07:30
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Memory 91
1-Core 122
2-Core 237
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 456
8-Core 466
61% 461 Pts
64-Core 467
29% 467 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2481 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.98
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
66.9% Good
Lighting 83.5
Reflection 82.2
Parallax 79.8
68% 81.8 fps
MRender 87.6
Gravity 75.6
Splatting 75.1
64% 79.4 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 120GB-$80
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM00.r
SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 338 345 205 259 142 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 341
Mixed 274
SusWrite 263
77% 346 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 55.2
4K Mixed 41.6
133% 43.3 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 65.3
121% 241 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 92.5%
Great: 104%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
227GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 107 108 108 108 108 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
76.2% Very good
Read 158
Write 138
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 107
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
348GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 135 136 136 136 136 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Read 169
Write 128
Mixed 97.2
SusWrite 135
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
201% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
77.8% Very good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 24.7
78% 27.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 24.5
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 85%

 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%
Yacht
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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