MSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics8.17% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive86.9% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150907
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 21 '21 at 18:06
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$134
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Memory 83.8
1-Core 112
2-Core 229
79% 142 Pts
4-Core 452
8-Core 442
60% 447 Pts
64-Core 448
28% 448 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Nvidia(10DE 0401) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 750 MHz, MLim: 750 MHz, Ram: 4.5GB, Driver: 390.77
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
8.17% Terrible
Lighting 9.9
Reflection 13.6
Parallax 7.9
8% 10.5 fps
MRender 12.5
Gravity 9.5
Splatting 9.2
8% 10.4 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 8.17%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
P4-240 240GB
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 108
SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 223 164 169 162 172 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Read 399
Write 407
Mixed 366
SusWrite 211
78% 346 MB/s
4K Read 40.5
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 33.5
158% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 229
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 231
178% 241 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 94%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2010)-$35
457GB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 85 84 87 87 87 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
49.7% Average
Read 88.6
Write 84.4
Mixed 56.1
SusWrite 84.5
58% 78.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 50%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Atermiter 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
38.4% Below average
MC Read 13.2
MC Write 13
MC Mixed 11.6
36% 12.6 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 13.5
SC Mixed 12.2
36% 12.4 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 38%

 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 7 5 70 0" 1028 720 Default
Typical H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 404 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: $511
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