MSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50.3% 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)
Boot Drive	95.3% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180627
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '20 at 15:03
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	LBN-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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-$60 241,476 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 (100^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Memory 83.3 1-Core 105 2-Core 210 75% 133 Pts	4-Core 417 8-Core 416 56% 417 Pts	64-Core 410 25% 410 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 1438) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.3% Above average	Lighting 72.4 Reflection 75.1 Parallax 69.1 59% 72.2 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 71.9 Splatting 0.2 34% 46.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 60%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 213GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.Y SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 110 306 274 168 376 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 462 Mixed 307 SusWrite 248 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 40.4 157% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 66.3 116% 227 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 1x8GB 6,074 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	42.2% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 12.7 40% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 14.2 SC Mixed 13.2 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 49%

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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 292 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 $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	88x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	55x
Core i5-6600Intel $133Bench 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 $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x
S11-256G-PHISON-SSD-B3 256GBBench 66%, 104 samples	9x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $42Bench 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: $318

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16