MSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	57.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	95.1% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	5.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 04 '20 at 17:52
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 89.5 1-Core 104 2-Core 208 77% 134 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 534 55% 446 Pts	64-Core 567 35% 567 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3285) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (98^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (70 fps cap detected)	57.4% Above average	Lighting 70.9 Reflection 69.2 Parallax 60.2 58% 66.8 fps	MRender 70.5 Gravity 67 Splatting 69.9 57% 69.1 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 59 48 50 49 47 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 435 Mixed 303 SusWrite 78.4 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 52.4 180% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 330 252% 342 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 114%
Adata SU650 120GB-$14 42,288 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 86GB free Firmware: V4.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 350 351 353 352 353 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 159 Write 343 Mixed 180 SusWrite 351 59% 258 MB/s	4K Read 16.7 4K Write 84.7 4K Mixed 21.2 97% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 80.6 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 32.5 59% 112 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 88%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 421GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 122 121 119 120 121 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 112 Write 99 Mixed 75 SusWrite 120 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 84%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 133 132 131 135 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 132 Write 132 Mixed 92.5 SusWrite 132 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 84%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 100 100 100 100 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 110 Write 97.5 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 100 127% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 9 4K Mixed 0.6 331% 3.6 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 8.3 DQ Mixed 0.6 304% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.8% Good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 20 66% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 18.2 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 80%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 46%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 39%

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Motherboard: MSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	91x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	88x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	77x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	53x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	52x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	38x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	23x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	17x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	36x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	24x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	19x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $521

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16