MSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics66.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive80.3% 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.
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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170424
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 17 '18 at 08:47
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 123
2-Core 239
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 467
62% 467 Pts
64-Core 463
29% 463 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2481 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
66.7% Good
Lighting 83.3
Reflection 80.7
Parallax 68.6
68% 77.6 fps
MRender 87.1
Gravity 74.1
Splatting 76.3
64% 79.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 120GB-$80
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM00.r Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Read 519
Write 337
Mixed 406
93% 421 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 13.5
110% 46.9 MB/s
DQ Read 32.2
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 12.8
57% 119 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 104%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
354GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Read 137
Write 114
Mixed 121
94% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.66
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.21
89% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
282GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
74% Very good
Read 136
Write 122
Mixed 120
95% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1.05
4K Write 1.95
4K Mixed 0.3
113% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 74%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
79.2% Very good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 30.2
MC Mixed 25
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 26.5
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 398 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

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