MSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 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 59.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	27.5% 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	95.4% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	2.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150717
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '18 at 14:17
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	46%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400-$79 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	59.4% Above average	Memory 76.7 1-Core 79.5 2-Core 161 62% 106 Pts	4-Core 236 8-Core 293 34% 265 Pts	64-Core 277 17% 277 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.5% Poor	Lighting 31.8 Reflection 17.3 Parallax 38.3 26% 29.1 fps	MRender 38.3 Gravity 39.6 Splatting 34.7 30% 37.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 9621 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1297 (B1) Unknown 89 89 215 (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 65 49 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 1 (EB) Unknown 99 99 332 (F1) Unknown 99 99 73600563209	95.4% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 386 Mixed 406 96% 431 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 69.8 4K Mixed 38.6 134% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 167 DQ Mixed 97.8 107% 184 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 124%
Essentiel B 500GB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 83GB free Firmware: 60A0 Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 21.9 Mixed 31.1 22% 29.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.06 4K Write 0.09 4K Mixed 0.02 6% 0.05 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 61%
829 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 9GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 37.6 Write 21 Mixed 17.3 29% 25.3 MB/s	4K Read 2.44 4K Write 0.54 4K Mixed 0.47 43% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 1x8GB-$25 19,648 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.9% Below average	MC Read 10.6 MC Write 11.2 MC Mixed 10.5 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 8.4 25% 8.9 GB/s	Latency 87 46% 87 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 47%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $94Bench 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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Total price: $521

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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