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MSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 70.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	32.9% 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	142% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

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

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171211
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '22 at 09:47
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$70 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Memory 87.1 1-Core 108 2-Core 213 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 308 8-Core 354 43% 331 Pts	64-Core 358 22% 358 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36BE) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.9% Below average	Lighting 41.9 Reflection 45.1 Parallax 40.4 34% 42.5 fps	MRender 37.2 Gravity 40.4 Splatting 35.2 31% 37.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 36%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hs-ssd-e3000 1024G 1TB 806 User benchmarks, average bench 259% 240GB free (System drive) Firmware: SN07939 SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 252 258 240 243 253 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	Read 1,159 Write 266 Mixed 371 SusWrite 246 111% 511 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 49.1 190% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 752 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 314 281% 440 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 367%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Kingston 9905702-204.A00G 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41.8% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 12.1 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 13.4 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 47%

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Typical H170A PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 315 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 $90Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	97x
Core i7-6700Intel $130Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	59x
Core i5-6600Intel $246Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	42x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	62x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $144Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	26x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	22x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	23x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	11x
S11-256G-PHISON-SSD-B3 256GBBench 66%, 104 samples	9x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $34Bench 68%, 16,658 samples	24x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	14x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	10x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $340

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