MSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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.
Graphics12.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive102% 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)
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180704
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 22 '19 at 17:14
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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)
85.9% Excellent
Memory 92.4
1-Core 118
2-Core 230
84% 146 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 459
61% 459 Pts
64-Core 460
28% 460 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500
Gigabyte(1458 22FB) 2GB
CLim: 1504 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.10.1
Relative performance (0th percentile)
12.8% Very poor
Lighting 3.87
Reflection 36.6
Parallax 46.6
3% 29 fps
MRender 36.1
Gravity 38.4
Splatting 40.5
32% 38.3 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 12.8%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
286GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41320RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 390 307 294 295 295 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 448
Write 397
Mixed 267
SusWrite 339
81% 363 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 80.7
4K Mixed 49.2
156% 54.4 MB/s
DQ Read 355
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 244
203% 294 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 102%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
30GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 100 108 129 126 171 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
73.3% Very good
Read 132
Write 127
Mixed 79.2
SusWrite 123
85% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.2
234% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
41.4% Average
MC Read 14.9
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 11.2
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 14
SC Mixed 11.8
36% 12.5 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 41.4%
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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