MSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive52.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI B150A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory1.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150907
Uptime2 Days
Run DateApr 21 '20 at 07:32
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Memory 89.8
1-Core 114
2-Core 222
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 412
55% 412 Pts
64-Core 406
25% 406 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 140
Parallax 130
110% 135 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 130
Splatting 105
93% 115 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TE256HMHP-00004 256GB
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0200Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 43 41 45 43 42 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
52.1% Above average
Read 398
Write 43.7
Mixed 99.8
SusWrite 43.3
31% 146 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 44.1
4K Mixed 23
98% 32.3 MB/s
DQ Read 126
DQ Write 55.1
DQ Mixed 24.2
35% 68.3 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 94%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
309GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 88 90 87 88 89 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Read 162
Write 136
Mixed 85
SusWrite 86.3
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 109%
Seagate ST3160215AS 160GB-$32
96GB free
Firmware: 3.AAC
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 67 68 67 68 69 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
36.1% Below average
Read 58.8
Write 11
Mixed 24.2
SusWrite 67
30% 40.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 36.1%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x4GB-$47
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.6% Good
MC Read 22.6
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 19.9
63% 22.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 20.8
55% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 63.6%
Great: 98%

 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 498 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: $521
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