MSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	27.2% 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	79.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	9.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '17 at 20:25
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Memory 79.2 1-Core 96.9 2-Core 197 71% 124 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 354 51% 372 Pts	64-Core 372 23% 372 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 3208) CLim: 1468 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 385.69 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	27.2% Poor	Lighting 34.6 Reflection 31.7 Parallax 28.9 28% 31.7 fps	MRender 33 Gravity 30.2 Splatting 30 25% 31 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 3342 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 661 (B1) Unknown 96 96 84 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 59 36 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 30 (F1) Unknown 99 99 30087565921	79.8% Very good	Read 500 Write 324 Mixed 141 70% 322 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 67.5 4K Mixed 18.8 104% 38.5 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 88.3 DQ Mixed 49.6 79% 159 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 761GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 171 2341 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1441 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1961 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 377 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 12 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5556 (C2) HDA temperature 113 107 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	101% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 171 Mixed 160 129% 171 MB/s	4K Read 0.98 4K Write 2.65 4K Mixed 0.35 129% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 65GB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 203487088 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2171 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 63 60 2499693 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 3251 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 654 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 74 67 437583898 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 17 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 8526 (C2) HDA temperature 26 40 60129542170 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 73173357823146 (F1) Unknown 100 253 6927963150 (F2) Unknown 100 253 6546430772	90.4% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 152 Mixed 149 116% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.74 4K Mixed 0.17 72% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 112%
WD My Book Elite 1TB 763 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 147GB free, PID 1111 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 37.2 Write 36.6 Mixed 36 47% 36.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.54 4K Mixed 0.17 60% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x4GB 12,708 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65% Good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 20.2 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 19 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 82.1 49% 82.1 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 80%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 39%

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Motherboard: MSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	98x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	70x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	67x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	59x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	54x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	33x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	37x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	22x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	22x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	29x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	21x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	16x

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Total price: $521

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 $15	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