MSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics78.6% 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 Drive102% 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.
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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150817
Uptime12.8 Days
Run DateDec 22 '20 at 16:57
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 below expectations (27th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 121
2-Core 226
81% 144 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 534
58% 460 Pts
64-Core 594
37% 594 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.79
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.6% Very good
Lighting 98.6
Reflection 101
Parallax 92.2
80% 97.2 fps
MRender 87.6
Gravity 95.5
Splatting 92
75% 91.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 134 138 132 132 128 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 452
Write 420
Mixed 363
SusWrite 153
78% 347 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 55
186% 66.5 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 357
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 102%
Great: 124%
Adata SU650 960GB
420GB free
Firmware: Q1122BS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 377 382 383 391 390 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Read 458
Write 394
Mixed 311
SusWrite 366
86% 382 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 99.2
4K Mixed 29.6
116% 48.5 MB/s
DQ Read 264
DQ Write 275
DQ Mixed 218
178% 253 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
929GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 182 186 186 182 178 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 176
Mixed 103
SusWrite 180
120% 164 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 108%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB-$92
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
66.9% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 22.4
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 23
SC Mixed 20.4
56% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 72.4
55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 113%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 399 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: $521
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