MSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive46.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory6.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180627
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 27 '19 at 20:27
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6402P
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Memory 95.3
1-Core 109
2-Core 214
81% 140 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 415
56% 415 Pts
64-Core 396
24% 396 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
61% Good
Lighting 74.9
Reflection 70.8
Parallax 61.8
61% 69.2 fps
MRender 79.4
Gravity 70.7
Splatting 73.4
61% 74.5 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 61%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$32
146GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32070RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 77 96 102 90 96 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
46.4% Average
Read 354
Write 324
Mixed 19.2
SusWrite 115
45% 203 MB/s
4K Read 11.7
4K Write 80.8
4K Mixed 0.2
61% 30.9 MB/s
DQ Read 122
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 1.1
58% 135 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 86%
Apacer Technology Inc. 320GB
231GB free, PID a102
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 32 31 32 32 32 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
16.9% Very poor
Read 28.4
Write 31.2
Mixed 23.5
SusWrite 31.5
39% 28.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 16.9%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$25
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
45.2% Average
MC Read 15.5
MC Write 15.2
MC Mixed 13.2
42% 14.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 14.3
42% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 56.2
71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 45.2%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H170A PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 292 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $318
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