MSI H170M PRO-VDH (MS-7982)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	81.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	87.9% 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-7982
Motherboard	MSI H170M PRO-VDH (MS-7982) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150818
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '21 at 10:02
Run Duration	278 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Memory 80.3 1-Core 114 2-Core 215 77% 136 Pts	4-Core 389 8-Core 604 61% 496 Pts	64-Core 583 36% 583 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.6% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 109 Parallax 100 82% 103 fps	MRender 93.9 Gravity 102 Splatting 98.8 80% 98.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 394 93 47 48 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 434 Write 317 Mixed 260 SusWrite 164 65% 294 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 46.1 166% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 150 128% 188 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 53GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 364 144 96 54 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 422 Mixed 354 SusWrite 184 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 98.9 4K Mixed 56.2 185% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 185 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 261 185% 232 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 314GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 140 143 139 142 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 128 Mixed 65.2 SusWrite 140 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-8GNT 0420 F4-2400C15-8GNT 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.3% Below average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 11.7 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 13.1 38% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 80.1 50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 68: 9R 7G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
68%	38%	47	308	220	60	24"	1920 1080	ACI2494 VE248

History: Score 37: 3R 5G 7B | Score 62: 8R 5G 7B | Score 68: 9R 7G 2B

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: MSI H170M PRO-VDH (MS-7982)

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	62x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	52x
Core i5-6600Intel $132Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	39x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	37x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	24x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	23x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	17x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	12x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	10x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	15x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x8GBCorsairBench 74%, 3,364 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	7x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $347

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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