MSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 59.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	63.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '18 at 00:14
Run Duration	314 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Memory 51.4 1-Core 104 2-Core 222 66% 126 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 378 52% 383 Pts	64-Core 378 23% 378 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.70 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	63.1% Good	Lighting 75.1 Reflection 95.6 Parallax 81.5 61% 84.1 fps	MRender 85.6 Gravity 72 Splatting 85.9 67% 81.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3,631 Write 1,962 Mixed 2,572 601% 2,722 MB/s	4K Read 348 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 247 941% 260 MB/s	DQ Read 1,321 DQ Write 816 DQ Mixed 1,069 796% 1,069 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 38GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,659 Write 58 Mixed 103 196% 940 MB/s	4K Read 351 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 6.9 542% 120 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$80 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 56GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 73 77 72 71 68 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 87 Write 84.5 Mixed 52 SusWrite 70.7 54% 73.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 58%
Seagate STM3500418AS 500GB 8,252 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 49GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 74 76 74 84 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 91.5 Write 92.5 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 77.3 58% 78.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 71%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB 18,040 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 899GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 83.1 Write 72.2 Mixed 41.5 79% 65.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 13,232 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 17.3 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 5.1 SC Write 14.8 SC Mixed 9.1 28% 9.67 GB/s	Latency 156 26% 156 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 108%

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Typical H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 399 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 46%

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Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 39%

Jet ski

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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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $521

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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