MSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	49.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '18 at 13:45
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$120 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	41.3% Average	Memory 73.7 1-Core 60.4 2-Core 128 53% 87.3 Pts	4-Core 49.3 8-Core 293 17% 171 Pts	64-Core 322 20% 322 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% PowerColor(148C 2372) CLim: 1330 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.12.3 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	49.9% Average	Lighting 60.6 Reflection 68 Parallax 90.9 49% 73.2 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 66 Splatting 55.8 51% 63.2 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: 507KC4 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 284 Write 163 Mixed 212 49% 220 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 57.8 4K Mixed 26.4 92% 34 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 169 146% 219 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 85%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$25 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 167GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 134 128 130 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	71% Very good	Read 119 Write 122 Mixed 32 SusWrite 128 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 116% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$25 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 690GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 101 106 107 108 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 149 Write 148 Mixed 31 SusWrite 105 78% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 107%
StoreJet Transcend 3TB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 303GB free, PID 7000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 48 48 49 47 49 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	14.1% Very poor	Read 20.3 Write 42 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 46.8 47% 32.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 18% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.1% Great: 75%
TOSHIBA DT01ABA3 3TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 486GB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 84 88 87 88 87 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	39.3% Below average	Read 99.7 Write 89.5 Mixed 30 SusWrite 86.6 99% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB 7,794 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	34.9% Below average	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 11.4 34% 11.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 11.1 SC Mixed 11.6 31% 11 GB/s	Latency 93.1 43% 93.1 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 79%

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Typical B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 505 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 46%

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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 $163Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	92x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	90x
Core i5-6600KIntel $120Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	78x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	54x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	53x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	39x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	23x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x

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 $45Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	19x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $504

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