MSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive351% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180627
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJun 19 '19 at 05:09
Run Duration183 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Memory 93
1-Core 127
2-Core 256
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 478
8-Core 685
73% 581 Pts
64-Core 688
43% 688 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 143
Parallax 124
107% 133 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 134
Splatting 111
97% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$76
798GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1658 1607 1838 1547 1546 1559 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
351% Outstanding
Read 2,401
Write 2,354
Mixed 1,518
SusWrite 1,626
443% 1,975 MB/s
4K Read 68
4K Write 178
4K Mixed 95
319% 114 MB/s
DQ Read 1,389
DQ Write 1,165
DQ Mixed 1,282
959% 1,279 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 351%
Great: 410%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
548GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 121 120 121 116 118 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Read 162
Write 154
Mixed 98.8
SusWrite 119
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 30.9
MC Mixed 24.7
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 32.8
SC Mixed 24.7
73% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 62
64% 62 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 107%

 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 290 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: 81% - Excellent Total price: $325
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HDDRAMUSB
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