MSI H170M ECO (MS-7994)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7994
Motherboard	MSI H170M ECO (MS-7994) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151126
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '18 at 11:18
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400-$79 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Memory 82.9 1-Core 103 2-Core 203 74% 130 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 397 53% 395 Pts	64-Core 392 24% 392 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 2959) 2GB CLim: 1557 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.34 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 38.4 Reflection 35.9 Parallax 32.2 31% 35.5 fps	Gravity 34.4 Splatting 34.6 31% 34.5 fps
Poor: 22% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC12.2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 508 Write 481 Mixed 370 101% 453 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 43.1 158% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 198 182% 280 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 97%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 707GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 164 164 167 167 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 156 Mixed 108 SusWrite 165 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 25 77% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 21.3 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical H170M ECO (MS-7994) Builds (Compare 6 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI H170M ECO (MS-7994)

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	4x
Core i3-6320Intel $165Bench 69%, 1,734 samples	2x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	2x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	1x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1x

SSD
870 EVO 1TBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 129,044 samples	3x
BX500 240GBCrucial $28Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	1x
WDS400T2B0A-00SM50 4TBWDCBench 97%, 1,668 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples	2x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 75%, 46,470 samples	1x
HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 1x8GBKingstonBench 43%, 6,074 samples	1x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $224

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16