MSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 90%
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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics124% 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 Drive94.1% 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.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20160727
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 10 '19 at 15:55
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User GBR-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 i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Memory 93.5
1-Core 122
2-Core 232
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 390
8-Core 691
65% 540 Pts
64-Core 690
43% 690 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396
Gigabyte(1458 37C1) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
124% Outstanding
Lighting 171
Reflection 164
Parallax 162
139% 165 fps
MRender 179
Gravity 141
Splatting 105
112% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 124%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Drevo X1 SSD 256GB
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P1205A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 356 101 26 213 64 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 473
Mixed 410
SusWrite 200
89% 396 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 42.3
158% 58.9 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 259
207% 286 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 110%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
160GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 313 313 312 313 311 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 468
Write 447
Mixed 379
SusWrite 327
91% 405 MB/s
4K Read 43.7
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 57.9
201% 72.1 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 358
270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 117%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
278GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 164 164 165 165 166 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 112
Mixed 94.5
SusWrite 165
103% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 101%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
71.2% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 20.4
71% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 27.4
SC Mixed 21.9
63% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 60.9
66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 89%

 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: $324
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