MSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	27.5% 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	94.5% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	10.6 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 18:40
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 above expectations (93^rd percentile)	72.1% Very good	Memory 73.3 1-Core 101 2-Core 209 71% 128 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 401 54% 406 Pts	64-Core 404 25% 404 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 72.1% 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 (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.5% Poor	Lighting 34.9 Reflection 37.5 Parallax 35.4 28% 35.9 fps	MRender 34.5 Gravity 36.2 Splatting 25.6 26% 32.1 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 434GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKK1C3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 390 411 414 425 429 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 353 Write 392 Mixed 351 SusWrite 411 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 84 4K Mixed 37 137% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 199 177% 262 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 102%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 193GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 108 95 106 108 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 111 Write 103 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 104 63% 87.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 61.6% 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: 105 105 105 106 105 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 106 Write 107 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 105 118% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 44.3% 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	67.1% Good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 21.5 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 25 SC Mixed 20 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 93.9 43% 93.9 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	88x
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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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $521

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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