MSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics65.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive99.4% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160223
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 17 '20 at 18:06
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Memory 91.2
1-Core 124
2-Core 241
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 652
67% 539 Pts
64-Core 653
40% 653 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
65.2% Good
Lighting 81.1
Reflection 83.3
Parallax 72.2
66% 78.9 fps
MRender 73.2
Gravity 74.8
Splatting 82.3
64% 76.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 104 108 108 106 105 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
Read 469
Write 450
Mixed 354
SusWrite 142
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 56.3
190% 67.5 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 265
DQ Mixed 39.4
98% 205 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 115%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
457GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 142 139 142 142 142 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Read 131
Write 122
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 141
76% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 2.3
412% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
77.2% Very good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 23.8
78% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 24.3
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 65.4
61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 85%

 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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