MSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics88.9% 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 Drive78.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160516
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 02 '18 at 21:41
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 14%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Memory 90.7
1-Core 130
2-Core 249
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 667
71% 565 Pts
64-Core 692
43% 692 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.93
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 117
Parallax 98.1
91% 109 fps
MRender 97.8
Gravity 105
Splatting 104
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 203 102 83 87 86 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Read 475
Write 423
Mixed 322
SusWrite 134
76% 338 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 79.9
4K Mixed 27.4
128% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 319
DQ Write 268
DQ Mixed 170
161% 252 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 88%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 189 190 186 189 189 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 186
Mixed 32.7
SusWrite 188
108% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
159% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 108%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2133 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.3% Average
MC Read 14.1
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 11.8
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 14.5
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 41.3%
Great: 80%

 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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