MSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics58.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive61.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170424
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 04 '18 at 16:48
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
81% Excellent
Memory 90.2
1-Core 112
2-Core 223
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 422
56% 418 Pts
64-Core 399
25% 399 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 81%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
58.5% Above average
Lighting 73.9
Reflection 72.7
Parallax 62.7
60% 69.7 fps
MRender 68.5
Gravity 65.6
Splatting 68
55% 67.4 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 600ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 89 66 70 70 77 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
61.4% Good
Read 228
Write 124
Mixed 180
SusWrite 76.2
34% 152 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 99.3
4K Mixed 36
140% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 92.8
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 102
78% 105 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 73%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102
7GB free
Firmware: 2.15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 105 88 96 99 96 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
60.2% Good
Read 182
Write 115
Mixed 126
SusWrite 96.7
29% 130 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 32.4
136% 53.3 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 118
92% 127 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 61%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 183 182 179 185 185 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 184
Mixed 21.5
SusWrite 182
103% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
140% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 105%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
69.6% Good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 20.4
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 25.8
SC Mixed 20
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 498 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $521
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