MSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.6% 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)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180627
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 14 '19 at 05:20
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Memory 93.9
1-Core 126
2-Core 226
85% 148 Pts
4-Core 487
8-Core 515
66% 501 Pts
64-Core 515
32% 515 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1386 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.5.2
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
54.6% Above average
Lighting 67.9
Reflection 69.7
Parallax 83.8
55% 73.8 fps
MRender 71.7
Gravity 68.9
Splatting 57.8
53% 66.1 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$40
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R080 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,422
Write 1,039
Mixed 896
248% 1,119 MB/s
4K Read 50.5
4K Write 274
4K Mixed 20.7
248% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 428
DQ Write 45.3
DQ Mixed 17.4
68% 163 MB/s
Poor: 103% Great: 228%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78
513GB free
Firmware: MK7OA840
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 139 141 141 136 142 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Read 148
Write 148
Mixed 80.3
SusWrite 140
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBF1X08JEEE36-12-K 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
82% Excellent
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 32.7
MC Mixed 24
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 31.7
SC Mixed 23.3
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 60
67% 60 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 82%
Great: 90%

 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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