MSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics83.8% 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 Drive46.9% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180627
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateJan 14 '19 at 09:25
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU7%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 83.5
1-Core 105
2-Core 208
75% 132 Pts
4-Core 417
8-Core 415
56% 416 Pts
64-Core 414
26% 414 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Nvidia(10DE 1B81) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 111
Parallax 105
87% 107 fps
MRender 95.8
Gravity 96.5
Splatting 94.2
78% 95.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32070RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 74 96 83 96 90 MB/s
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
46.9% Average
Read 197
Write 239
Mixed 212
SusWrite 96
42% 186 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 75.6
4K Mixed 16
89% 36.8 MB/s
DQ Read 222
DQ Write 91.5
DQ Mixed 22.1
52% 112 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
120GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 138 134 138 138 136 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Read 170
Write 138
Mixed 81.5
SusWrite 136
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 114%
WD WD7500AALX-009BA0 750GB
690GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 124 125 124 123 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
74.2% Very good
Read 135
Write 117
Mixed 81.5
SusWrite 124
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
185% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.7% Good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 21.2
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 20.3
57% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 74.3
54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H170A PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 291 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $325
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