MSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics27.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive86.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180704
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 19 '19 at 06:04
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 90.8
1-Core 117
2-Core 231
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 462
8-Core 458
62% 460 Pts
64-Core 458
28% 458 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500
Gigabyte(1458 22FB) 2GB
CLim: 1287 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.10.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
27.1% Poor
Lighting 33
Reflection 32.3
Parallax 40.1
27% 35.1 fps
MRender 31.3
Gravity 33.3
Splatting 35.3
28% 33.3 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 27.1%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
413GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41320RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 303 293 293 292 294 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Read 450
Write 412
Mixed 271
SusWrite 300
80% 358 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 61.8
4K Mixed 36.9
114% 40.4 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 231
197% 289 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
66GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 121 111 101 114 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
71.2% Very good
Read 134
Write 131
Mixed 93.7
SusWrite 114
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
40.2% Average
MC Read 14.6
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 10.9
38% 13.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 11.6
35% 12.2 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 42%

 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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