MSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics31.5% 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 Drive111% 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.
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)
Memory5.9 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 17:17
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 92.5
1-Core 116
2-Core 233
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 461
8-Core 462
62% 462 Pts
64-Core 455
28% 455 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500
Gigabyte(1458 22FB) 2GB
CLim: 1499 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.10.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
31.5% Below average
Lighting 38.6
Reflection 36.4
Parallax 46.6
32% 40.5 fps
MRender 36
Gravity 38.4
Splatting 40.5
32% 38.3 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 31.5%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
311GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41320RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 397 297 299 290 293 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 426
Mixed 321
SusWrite 339
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 49.8
180% 66 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 247
205% 296 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 111%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
37GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 100 108 132 131 156 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Read 161
Write 128
Mixed 79.3
SusWrite 122
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
217% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 81.4%
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% Average
MC Read 14.8
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 11.1
38% 13.5 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 14
SC Mixed 11.7
36% 12.4 GB/s
Latency 63.2
63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 41%
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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