MSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.3% 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 Drive	101% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920x1080x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '18 at 17:36
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 86.7 1-Core 120 2-Core 236 83% 148 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 447 60% 451 Pts	64-Core 451 28% 451 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Gigabyte(1458 22BD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1025 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.8.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Lighting 68.6 Reflection 61.1 Parallax 78.8 56% 69.5 fps	MRender 61.2 Gravity 55.1 Splatting 77.2 54% 64.5 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 424 432 443 435 435 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 413 Mixed 334 SusWrite 418 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 48.3 174% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 37.1 DQ Write 98.8 DQ Mixed 46.9 42% 60.9 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 124%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 460GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 107 111 114 115 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 129 Write 110 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 113 72% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 95% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 84%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 4TB 2,430 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 129 126 130 129 131 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 153 Write 128 Mixed 43.6 SusWrite 129 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.2 206% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 134%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 6TB 810 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 1TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 97 99 99 98 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 174 Write 140 Mixed 66.1 SusWrite 97.5 87% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 200% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 164%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB 2,748 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 25.1 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 23.2 66% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 81%

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	87x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	55x
Core i5-6600Intel $132Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	39x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	60x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	21x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	21x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	22x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x
S11-256G-PHISON-SSD-B3 256GBBench 66%, 104 samples	9x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $41Bench 68%, 16,658 samples	22x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	14x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	9x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $324

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16