MSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive249% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory32.5 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180704
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateFeb 23 '19 at 18:35
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 11%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Memory 82.3
1-Core 117
2-Core 224
79% 141 Pts
4-Core 417
8-Core 641
65% 529 Pts
64-Core 624
39% 624 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.1% Good
Lighting 76.3
Reflection 75.7
Parallax 72.8
62% 74.9 fps
MRender 70.9
Gravity 71.5
Splatting 73
59% 71.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
363GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1082 1089 1157 1166 1141 1128 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
249% Outstanding
Read 1,996
Write 1,314
Mixed 770
SusWrite 1127
290% 1,302 MB/s
4K Read 48.6
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 63.3
244% 93.7 MB/s
DQ Read 759
DQ Write 385
DQ Mixed 335
312% 493 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 249%
Great: 283%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
129GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 114 115 114 115 113 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
61.3% Good
Read 102
Write 99.1
Mixed 41.6
SusWrite 112
65% 88.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 109%
WD Blue SSHD 4TB (2015)-$65
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 83 85 84 86 79 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
43.8% Average
Read 69.9
Write 92.6
Mixed 52.9
SusWrite 82.6
55% 74.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905625-030.A00G 9905625-066.A00G 9905625-030.A00G 9905625-066.A00G 48GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
72.4% Very good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 23.3
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 27.9
SC Mixed 23
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 76.4
52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 399 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

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