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MSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics26.5% 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 Drive108% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory22.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180704
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 25 '21 at 15:11
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$127
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Memory 80.7
1-Core 120
2-Core 204
77% 135 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 620
61% 499 Pts
64-Core 646
40% 646 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
26.5% Poor
Lighting 33
Reflection 37.9
Parallax 30.1
27% 33.7 fps
MRender 33
Gravity 33.3
Splatting 29.3
26% 31.9 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 26.5%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85
334GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 306 280 278 281 282 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 455
Write 424
Mixed 364
SusWrite 309
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 87
4K Mixed 53.3
174% 59.9 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 108%
Great: 134%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$66
1TB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 102 139 142 141 96 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
65.7% Good
Read 110
Write 183
Mixed 72
SusWrite 118
88% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.4
281% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 110%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78
2.5TB free
Firmware: FS2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 189 195 192 192 197 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 58% Great: 109%
Rsh-319 ASM1153E 1.5TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 110 110 107 104 110 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
66.9% Good
Read 126
Write 64.6
Mixed 58.4
SusWrite 107
65% 89.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 67%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 0143
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 105 104 106 105 105 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
61.1% Good
Read 109
Write 68
Mixed 63.7
SusWrite 104
63% 86.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G1A1 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
69% Good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 22.2
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 20.4
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 79.2
50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 69%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 521 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $491
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