MSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics78.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive114% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170424
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJun 03 '23 at 11:08
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
73.4% Very good
Memory 81.8
1-Core 108
2-Core 214
76% 135 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 391
51% 382 Pts
64-Core 388
24% 388 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.77
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Lighting 101
Reflection 100
Parallax 91
82% 97.4 fps
MRender 97.5
Gravity 92.7
Splatting 78.7
72% 89.6 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 81%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
331GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 379 381 368 369 355 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 463
Mixed 406
SusWrite 352
96% 428 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 86.6
4K Mixed 55.4
181% 61.4 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 352
266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 114%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.6% Average
MC Read 15.7
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 13.2
43% 14.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 14.6
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 77.2
52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 498 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $521
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