MSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 55%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	33.8% 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	88.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (44%). 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	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180627
Uptime	3.4 Days
Run Date	May 21 '19 at 21:46
Run Duration	274 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	44%

PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6100-$76 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	55% Above average	Memory 75.8 1-Core 80.4 2-Core 128 58% 94.6 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 211 27% 204 Pts	64-Core 264 16% 264 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 470 617 User benchmarks, average bench 36% Sapphire(174B E349) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1216 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.4.3 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.8% Below average	Lighting 36.2 Reflection 57 Parallax 54.8 30% 49.3 fps	MRender 62 Gravity 40 Splatting 52.6 42% 51.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 43%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 1,904 User benchmarks, average bench 124% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 72 76 75 70 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 766 Write 101 Mixed 172 SusWrite 73.9 60% 278 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 80.3 4K Mixed 21.9 112% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 803 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 192 207% 366 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 153%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 65GB free Firmware: 07.04C07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 22 22 21 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Read 35.5 Write 15 Mixed 16 SusWrite 21.2 16% 21.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 36% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 29GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 69 71 72 72 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 116 Write 111 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 71.2 66% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 88%
Toshiba MQ01ABD075 750GB-$40 42,694 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 26GB free Firmware: AX001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 75 77 76 80 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 68.2 Write 83 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 76.3 47% 64.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 57%
Toshiba MK1059GSM 1TB 4,891 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3GB free Firmware: GL002C SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 49 48 10 3.3 2.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Read 41.5 Write 36 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 25 23% 31 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.4 66% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A5244CB0-CRC Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 04CB 04CB 16GB 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	57.6% Above average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 21.6 62% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 7.1 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 11.6 34% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 88.6 45% 88.6 ns

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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 $109Bench 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: $324

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 $15	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