MSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 68.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	71.7% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161103
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 10 '18 at 01:39
Run Duration	118 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4600-$27 16,729 User benchmarks, average bench 63% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	68.7% Good	Memory 92.8 1-Core 102 2-Core 185 75% 127 Pts	4-Core 256 8-Core 287 36% 271 Pts	64-Core 298 18% 298 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 72%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
ESA3SMD2ISPT120GB 120GB 152 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0614D Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 243 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 270 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 71 (A3) Unknown 100 100 8 (A4) Unknown 100 100 10344 (A5) Unknown 100 100 75 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 19 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 9 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 36214 (F2) Unknown 100 100 100163 (F5) Unknown 100 100 82752	71.7% Very good	Read 484 Write 179 Mixed 261 67% 308 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 98.2 4K Mixed 25.8 117% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 105 DQ Write 179 DQ Mixed 38 58% 107 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 302GB free Firmware: KC48 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 56 (03) Spinup time 100 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 88 88 12489 (05) Reallocated sector count 99 99 376 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 25875156712 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 9667 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2611 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 89 89 11 (BC) Unknown 100 99 2 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 50 606273572 (C2) HDA temperature 36 50 90194313252 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 49 25 56 (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 116616952030800 (F1) Unknown 100 253 922313781 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1475472697	62.3% Good	Read 105 Write 112 Mixed 98.4 79% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.09 4K Mixed 0.79 136% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 88%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB 3,626 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1.5TB free, PID 7000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 110 Write 127 Mixed 75.8 133% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.22 4K Write 3.99 4K Mixed 0.16 146% 1.79 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4-2400 CL16 4GB 4x4GB 312 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	84.4% Excellent	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 28.1 85% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 25.4 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 100%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 39%

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Motherboard: MSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	91x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	88x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	77x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	53x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	52x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	38x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	23x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	17x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	36x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	24x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	19x

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Value: 68% - Good

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