MSI H170M PRO-VDH (MS-7982)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	33.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	56.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7982
Motherboard	MSI H170M PRO-VDH (MS-7982) (all builds)
Memory	2.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	9.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '21 at 17:24
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	52%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400-$79 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	64.7% Good	Memory 80.9 1-Core 98.9 2-Core 190 71% 123 Pts	4-Core 277 8-Core 309 38% 293 Pts	64-Core 338 21% 338 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.3% Below average	Lighting 42.7 Reflection 45.1 Parallax 40.3 35% 42.7 fps	MRender 36.8 Gravity 40.2 Splatting 35.4 30% 37.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 96 109 95 95 101 MB/s Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	56.6% Above average	Read 190 Write 153 Mixed 183 SusWrite 96.2 35% 155 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 37.9 120% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 115 88% 118 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 75%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 304GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 128 129 128 130 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 143 Write 127 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 128 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x4GB 12,708 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.4% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 20.9 65% 22.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 20.4 55% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 78.9 51% 78.9 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 21: 0R 7G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
21%	47%	15	103	2	60	24"	1920 1080	AUS24A1 VG245

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Typical H170M PRO-VDH (MS-7982) Builds (Compare 289 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

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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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