MSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50.7% 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 Drive	67.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '19 at 13:03
Run Duration	273 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Memory 74.2 1-Core 81.2 2-Core 161 61% 105 Pts	4-Core 326 8-Core 629 57% 477 Pts	64-Core 616 38% 616 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.7% Above average	Lighting 61.7 Reflection 68.6 Parallax 66.2 50% 65.5 fps	MRender 72.3 Gravity 60.2 Splatting 58.1 51% 63.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 134 134 132 146 148 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 374 Write 218 Mixed 221 SusWrite 137 53% 238 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 74.6 4K Mixed 33.1 119% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 129 110% 159 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 85%
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 15GB free Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 127 141 113 105 121 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 324 Write 249 Mixed 262 SusWrite 119 53% 239 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 77.7 4K Mixed 39.2 134% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 201 154% 208 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 84%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 768GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 373 415 441 434 455 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 451 Mixed 404 SusWrite 395 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 84.5 4K Mixed 43 146% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 121%
Seagate ST3250823AS 250GB-$99 5,049 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 89GB free Firmware: 3.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 60 60 61 60 60 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 56.5 Write 13 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 59.8 30% 41.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 37%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 128GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 109 106 89 89 94 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 92 Write 94.5 Mixed 94.2 SusWrite 98.7 71% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 76%
Seagate ST93205620AS 320GB 235 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 75GB free Firmware: SD23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 68 70 68 69 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	38.3% Below average	Read 64.7 Write 48.5 Mixed 46 SusWrite 68.7 42% 57 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 54%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 96 95 97 98 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 83.5 Write 103 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 96.7 64% 87 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.6 168% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 63%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 6,710 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 212GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 123 122 122 122 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 118 Write 116 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 122 148% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 59%
WD My Book 1230 6TB 1,283 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 169 169 169 165 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 173 Write 163 Mixed 85 SusWrite 163 194% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 110% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905625-062.A00G 4x8GB 298 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	68.5% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 22.9 72% 25 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 25 SC Mixed 17.3 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 92.1 43% 92.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 101%

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Gaming 46%

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Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 39%

Jet ski

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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Value: 68% - Good

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