MSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics101% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive103% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160724
Uptime18.2 Days
Run DateDec 11 '19 at 13:36
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Memory 80.2
1-Core 110
2-Core 229
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 435
59% 441 Pts
64-Core 451
28% 451 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 136
Parallax 130
105% 132 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 126
Splatting 100
92% 113 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR020
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 330 400 403 365 384 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 406
Mixed 413
SusWrite 363
94% 419 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 67.5
4K Mixed 44.1
144% 48.6 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 269
226% 327 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 103%
Great: 123%
Transcend SSD370S 512GB-$209
66GB free
Firmware: O0919A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 322 387 386 355 371 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
81% Excellent
Read 421
Write 394
Mixed 274
SusWrite 352
81% 360 MB/s
4K Read 11.1
4K Write 54.3
4K Mixed 38.4
95% 34.6 MB/s
DQ Read 269
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 196
165% 239 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 81%
Great: 111%
Ct240bx5 0 240GB
122GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 138 59 36 58 21 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
29.2% Poor
Read 357
Write 329
Mixed 12.5
SusWrite 93.6
44% 198 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 6.2
4K Mixed 0.4
35% 9 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 29.2%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.8% Good
MC Read 26.5
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 21.3
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 19.5
SC Mixed 18.7
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 80.1
50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 80%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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