MSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.1% 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	63.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150730
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '19 at 01:15
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$67 241,476 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)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 91 1-Core 112 2-Core 218 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 417 56% 418 Pts	64-Core 411 25% 411 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7971) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	6.18% Terrible	Lighting 6.6 Reflection 9.42 Parallax 6.16 5% 7.39 fps	MRender 8.86 Gravity 5.6 Splatting 12.7 8% 9.04 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.18% Great: 6%
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Lighting 67.3 Reflection 72 Parallax 63.3 55% 67.6 fps	MRender 73.5 Gravity 64.3 Splatting 57.8 52% 65.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 919GB free Firmware: UH4400RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 61 70 90 80 69 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 421 Write 292 Mixed 218 SusWrite 95.1 57% 257 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 47.8 4K Mixed 7.4 64% 24.8 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 62.4 DQ Mixed 30.2 38% 70.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 58%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 68 69 69 68 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 430 Write 381 Mixed 297 SusWrite 106 68% 304 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 67.7 4K Mixed 35.1 115% 41.8 MB/s	DQ Read 47.7 DQ Write 99.1 DQ Mixed 59.3 49% 68.7 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 115%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 924GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 176 178 178 179 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 166 Mixed 93.4 SusWrite 177 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67 46,617 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 22.8 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 23.2 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 81%

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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 291 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 $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	87x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	55x
Core i5-6600Intel $132Bench 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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x
S11-256G-PHISON-SSD-B3 256GBBench 66%, 104 samples	9x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $41Bench 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: $325

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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