MSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	40.6% 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	61.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (79%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	15.9 GB free of 20 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '23 at 14:58
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	79%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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 as expected (42^nd percentile)	63.8% Good	Memory 81.9 1-Core 97.1 2-Core 195 71% 125 Pts	4-Core 265 8-Core 272 36% 268 Pts	64-Core 297 18% 297 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 341B) CLim: 1233 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.11.2 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.6% Average	Lighting 52.1 Reflection 55.5 Parallax 66.3 42% 58 fps	MRender 55.9 Gravity 42.7 Splatting 39.7 37% 46.1 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 197 190 204 203 207 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 426 Write 206 Mixed 154 SusWrite 199 54% 246 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 71.9 4K Mixed 12.5 86% 35.1 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 75.2 83% 140 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 78%
Seagate BarraCuda Q1 SSD ZA960CV10001 960GB 1,479 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 296GB free Firmware: STWSN010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 394 376 27 27 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 329 Write 397 Mixed 343 SusWrite 185 71% 314 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 60.7 4K Mixed 30.4 108% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 186 163% 241 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 99%
Seagate Expansion Desk 1TB 429 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 880GB free Firmware: 0711 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 39 40 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	29.5% Poor	Read 63.1 Write 26.3 Mixed 37 SusWrite 39.3 31% 41.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A5143DB0-CPB 1315 BLT16G4D30BET4.C16FD 20GB 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41% Average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 12.9 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 11.1 32% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 77.1 52% 77.1 ns

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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 $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 $109Bench 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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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