MSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics30.1% 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 Drive110% 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)
Memory6.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180704
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 22 '19 at 19:01
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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)
87.2% Excellent
Memory 93.6
1-Core 126
2-Core 238
87% 152 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 468
62% 467 Pts
64-Core 453
28% 453 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500
Gigabyte(1458 22FB) 2GB
CLim: 1414 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.11.3
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
30.1% Below average
Lighting 36.6
Reflection 34.5
Parallax 44.6
30% 38.6 fps
MRender 35.4
Gravity 36.2
Splatting 39.9
31% 37.2 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 30.1%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
229GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41320RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 429 304 302 293 287 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 457
Write 430
Mixed 346
SusWrite 346
89% 395 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 50.6
184% 67.5 MB/s
DQ Read 356
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 247
205% 296 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 110%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
36GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 104 98 100 101 104 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 118
Write 118
Mixed 83.8
SusWrite 104
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
215% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 64.1%
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 (96th percentile)
42.1% Average
MC Read 15.2
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 11
39% 13.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 12.4
38% 13.3 GB/s
Latency 60.7
66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 42.1%
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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