MSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics25% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (64%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory1.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150907
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateAug 21 '19 at 01:56
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 64%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-6100-$76
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
49.4% Average
Memory 69.6
1-Core 29.7
2-Core 68.1
38% 55.8 Pts
4-Core 170
8-Core 177
23% 174 Pts
64-Core 225
14% 225 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
25% Poor
Lighting 31.7
Reflection 30.9
Parallax 28.2
26% 30.3 fps
MRender 35.8
Gravity 22.9
Splatting 28.2
24% 29 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 25%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Microsoft Storage Space Device 249GB
53GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 326 312 312 312 313 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
Read 444
Write 396
Mixed 405
SusWrite 321
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 43.7
4K Write 75.1
4K Mixed 34.5
150% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 358
267% 353 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 127%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
825GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 52 90 94 45 118 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
52.1% Above average
Read 99.7
Write 108
Mixed 7.5
SusWrite 82.2
53% 74.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.4
71% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
42.3% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 15.5
MC Mixed 16.9
47% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 3.2
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 7.2
16% 5.6 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 81%

 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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