MSI H170M PRO-VDH (MS-7982)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	11.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	74% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7982
Motherboard	MSI H170M PRO-VDH (MS-7982) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151215
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 25 '20 at 12:36
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 88.7 1-Core 112 2-Core 219 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 457 61% 454 Pts	64-Core 447 28% 447 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K620-$170 16,214 User benchmarks, average bench 11% Nvidia(10DE 1098) 2GB CLim: 1124 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 353.30 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Lighting 15.1 Reflection 14.3 Parallax 10.5 12% 13.3 fps	MRender 11.3 Gravity 11.9 Splatting 15.6 11% 12.9 fps
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 11%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
KINGSTON 240GB 1,204 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 136 151 134 150 140 MB/s Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	74% Very good	Read 230 Write 252 Mixed 243 SusWrite 142 49% 217 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 99 4K Mixed 43.6 153% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 201 149% 194 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 604GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 171 176 175 174 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 112 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 173 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%
H/W RAID 1 3TB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 137 142 144 143 143 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 101 Write 98 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 140 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB 5,199 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 25.2 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 22 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 80%

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

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: MSI H170M PRO-VDH (MS-7982)

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	62x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	52x
Core i5-6600Intel $132Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	39x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	37x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	24x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	23x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	17x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	12x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	10x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	15x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x8GBCorsairBench 74%, 3,364 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	7x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $347

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