MSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.8% 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)
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150730
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '19 at 04:23
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Memory 82.5 1-Core 99.9 2-Core 201 73% 128 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 381 51% 383 Pts	64-Core 369 23% 369 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7971) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	6.09% Terrible	Lighting 6.43 Reflection 9.12 Parallax 6.03 5% 7.19 fps	MRender 8.9 Gravity 5.63 Splatting 12.6 8% 9.03 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.09% Great: 6%
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.8% Above average	Lighting 65.3 Reflection 69.7 Parallax 63.2 53% 66.1 fps	MRender 73.4 Gravity 63.7 Splatting 56.4 52% 64.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 633GB free Firmware: UH4400RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 200 84 110 5 59 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 401 Write 327 Mixed 300 SusWrite 131 65% 290 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 37.6 4K Mixed 14.2 63% 22.7 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 91.7 DQ Mixed 30.6 43% 79.9 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 58%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 464 Write 429 Mixed 375 94% 423 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 56.6 196% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 344 257% 342 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 881GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 172 172 160 171 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 148 Mixed 87.8 SusWrite 169 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67 46,617 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	61.2% Good	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 23.6 MC Mixed 20.4 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 12.8 40% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 76.1 53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 81%

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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 H170A PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 291 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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: $325

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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 $45	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