MSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	28.4% 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)
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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Very high background CPU (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 21 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151217
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '18 at 12:01
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	65%

PC Performing below expectations (32^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-$178 176,563 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	70.2% Very good	Memory 78.5 1-Core 92.5 2-Core 178 69% 116 Pts	4-Core 357 8-Core 367 49% 362 Pts	64-Core 368 25% 368 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$147 64,737 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B E308) CLim: 1010 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.2.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.4% Poor	Lighting 108 Reflection 57.6 Parallax 129 28% 98.3 fps	MRender 87.8 Gravity 99.9 Splatting 73.2 29% 87 fps
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 37%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$150 14,807 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 438 Write 351 Mixed 304 81% 364 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 94.7 4K Mixed 46.8 163% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 308 246% 344 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$91 155,045 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 144GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 110 109 107 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 107 Write 82.8 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 108 68% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 114%
JetFlash Transcend 16GB 10,125 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 9GB free, PID 4000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 16 16 15 16 16 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	7.63% Terrible	Read 21.7 Write 9.7 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 15.7 16% 12.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.63% Great: 25%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$66 47,866 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.5% Good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 24 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 17.7 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 83.4 48% 83.4 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 88%

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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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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 80%

Battleship

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $178Bench 72%, 176,563 samples	97x
Core i7-6700Intel $279Bench 76%, 188,819 samples	49x
Core i5-6600Intel $197Bench 75%, 63,906 samples	36x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $267Bench 57%, 1,036,779 samples	49x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 301,375 samples	30x
GTX 1070Nvidia $415Bench 78%, 906,947 samples	25x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 640,525 samples	19x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $48Bench 72%, 75,634 samples	7x
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk $35Bench 64%, 87,713 samples	6x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $68Bench 68%, 12,785 samples	30x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 44,138 samples	16x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 67%, 42,388 samples	13x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $613

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $195	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $44
Intel Core i5-9400F $140	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $290	Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super) $505	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $42

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $65	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $30
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $28