MSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	69.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	172% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180627
Uptime	6.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '20 at 18:01
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 82.5 1-Core 101 2-Core 219 75% 134 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 609 63% 505 Pts	64-Core 592 37% 592 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% PNY(196E 1312) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.8% Good	Lighting 84.3 Reflection 92.4 Parallax 79.7 69% 85.5 fps	MRender 105 Gravity 85 Splatting 78.5 72% 89.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme CT500P 500GB 3,338 User benchmarks, average bench 170% 214GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 635 495 20 47 48 52 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 1,393 Write 915 Mixed 867 SusWrite 216 188% 848 MB/s	4K Read 54.4 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 69 247% 89.2 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 876 DQ Mixed 219 279% 480 MB/s
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 243%
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 88GB free Firmware: 1122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 175 63 61 70 45 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 455 Write 425 Mixed 341 SusWrite 123 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 95.1 4K Mixed 40.3 150% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 194 181% 279 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 97%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 266GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 69 79 26 87 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 141 Write 143 Mixed 126 SusWrite 62.2 88% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 227% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 150GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 106 127 180 142 130 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 176 Write 156 Mixed 111 SusWrite 131 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBD1 859B CT8G4DFD8213.C16FBD2 16GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.5% Below average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 11.7 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 11.9 SC Mixed 12.8 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 76 53% 76 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 68%

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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 $90Bench 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 $269	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 $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