MSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	22.4% 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 Drive	95.8% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	5.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '21 at 21:02
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	CHL-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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-$170 282,363 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 (99^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Memory 83.7 1-Core 113 2-Core 231 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 616 67% 531 Pts	64-Core 646 40% 646 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	22.4% Poor	Lighting 9 Reflection 70.5 Parallax 62.9 7% 47.5 fps	MRender 57.4 Gravity 67.2 Splatting 64.2 52% 62.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS250G2B0A 250GB 4,642 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 215 210 216 210 211 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 243 Write 428 Mixed 340 SusWrite 225 70% 309 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 53.2 190% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 276 216% 297 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 105%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 532GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 152 151 151 151 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 164 Mixed 108 SusWrite 150 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75 134,977 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.3% Below average	MC Read 13.8 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 11.3 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 13.4 SC Mixed 12.6 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 97%

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

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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 $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	92x
Core i5-6500Intel $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	90x
Core i5-6600KIntel $59Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	78x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	53x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	53x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	39x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	23x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x

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 $45Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	19x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369