MSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics44.2% 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)
Boot Drive59.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180704
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 18 '20 at 15:18
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User LBN-User
Background CPU 30%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
66.3% Good
Memory 60.2
1-Core 115
2-Core 217
71% 131 Pts
4-Core 397
8-Core 518
58% 457 Pts
64-Core 633
39% 633 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Nvidia(10DE 12FE) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
44.2% Average
Lighting 17.9
Reflection 120
Parallax 136
15% 91.3 fps
MRender 173
Gravity 119
Splatting 95.4
102% 129 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 44.2%
Great: 112%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 960GB
457GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 81 90 90 86 88 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
59.1% Above average
Read 358
Write 91.6
Mixed 163
SusWrite 88.3
38% 175 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 48.2
4K Mixed 29.4
103% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 63.9
DQ Mixed 120
101% 152 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
32.5% Below average
MC Read 12.2
MC Write 12.7
MC Mixed 10.3
34% 11.7 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 9
SC Mixed 5.5
22% 7.87 GB/s
Latency 127
32% 127 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 51%

 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)

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