MSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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.
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 65.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics3.1% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive78.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (80%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160223
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 17 '19 at 10:41
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 80%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
65.6% Good
Memory 74.5
1-Core 83.4
2-Core 163
62% 107 Pts
4-Core 306
8-Core 553
52% 429 Pts
64-Core 555
34% 555 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
MSI(1462 7978) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
3.1% Terrible
Lighting 0.03
Reflection 10
Parallax 7.28
0% 5.78 fps
MRender 10.5
Gravity 6.63
Splatting 14.6
9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.1%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 166 170 157 109 133 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Read 334
Write 220
Mixed 248
SusWrite 154
54% 239 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 77.7
4K Mixed 39.5
137% 49 MB/s
DQ Read 345
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 230
189% 273 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
783GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 190 194 194 194 195 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 151
Mixed 84.2
SusWrite 192
113% 155 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 110%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
67.1% Good
MC Read 23.9
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 22.3
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 25.6
SC Mixed 18.6
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 91.4
44% 91.4 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 46%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 39%
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Motherboard: MSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

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