MSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics95.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive49.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180704
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateJan 21 '19 at 13:33
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Memory 93.6
1-Core 116
2-Core 233
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 452
8-Core 452
60% 452 Pts
64-Core 441
27% 441 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Asus(1043 8623) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.4% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 133
Parallax 125
99% 127 fps
MRender 96.4
Gravity 124
Splatting 104
88% 108 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$42
106GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 28 32 17 22 29 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
49.2% Average
Read 461
Write 366
Mixed 330
SusWrite 51
67% 302 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 42.8
4K Mixed 16.5
80% 27.7 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 59.7
DQ Mixed 28.1
37% 67.6 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 55%
Seagate ST31000528ASQ 1TB
928GB free
Firmware: AP24
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 128 129 128 128 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Read 124
Write 83
Mixed 68.2
SusWrite 128
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1.1
185% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
72.3% Very good
MC Read 26.4
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 21.5
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 28.2
SC Mixed 21.6
64% 22.3 GB/s
Latency 60.8
66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 81%

 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 497 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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