MSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	27.7% 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	92.6% 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.

Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 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	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150907
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '21 at 19:06
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	47%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Memory 41.6 1-Core 92.3 2-Core 166 54% 100 Pts	4-Core 242 8-Core 238 32% 240 Pts	64-Core 286 18% 286 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 8C96) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.7% Poor	Lighting 35.3 Reflection 38 Parallax 35.9 29% 36.4 fps	MRender 34.6 Gravity 36.3 Splatting 25.4 26% 32.1 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 436GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKK1C3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 398 412 423 431 425 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 346 Write 381 Mixed 337 SusWrite 408 83% 368 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 83.5 4K Mixed 35 134% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 198 175% 260 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 102%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 193GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 91 90 89 96 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 105 Write 87.5 Mixed 37.1 SusWrite 94 59% 80.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 107%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,758 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 766GB free, PID 0100 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 105 105 105 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 102 Write 99.6 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 105 114% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 83% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown GR2400D464L17S/8G 0215 CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 16GB 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	58.6% Above average	MC Read 23.9 MC Write 25 MC Mixed 20.6 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 8.5 30% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 195 20% 195 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	60	31.5"	1280 720	AOC3201 Q32G1WG4

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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	89x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 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 $90Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16