MSI H170M PRO-VDH (MS-7982)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	32.8% 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	56.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (23%). 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	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160122
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 09 '24 at 02:39
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing as expected (46^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-$125 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 as expected (45^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Memory 77.1 1-Core 94.6 2-Core 191 69% 121 Pts	4-Core 351 8-Core 322 46% 336 Pts	64-Core 325 20% 325 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 77%

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: 536.23 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.8% Below average	Lighting 41.6 Reflection 45.5 Parallax 40.5 34% 42.5 fps	MRender 36.3 Gravity 41 Splatting 35.8 31% 37.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 100 99 89 88 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 185 Write 134 Mixed 168 SusWrite 89.5 32% 144 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 73.6 4K Mixed 37.8 121% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 122 93% 124 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 356GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 110 111 110 111 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 104 Write 109 Mixed 84.4 SusWrite 110 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2666C15D4/8G 16GB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.2% Very good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 23.5 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 22.4 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 90 44% 90 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 15: 0P 0R 3G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
15%	11%	83	167	4	75	27"	1280 720	HPN354A HP 27fw

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Typical H170M PRO-VDH (MS-7982) Builds (Compare 290 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	63x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	52x
Core i5-6600Intel $125Bench 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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16