MSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 63%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	90% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161017
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '21 at 17:22
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing below expectations (22^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 below expectations (8^th percentile)	63% Good	Memory 66.1 1-Core 108 2-Core 166 65% 113 Pts	4-Core 322 8-Core 500 51% 411 Pts	64-Core 448 28% 448 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 3FC1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	90% Excellent	Lighting 119 Reflection 125 Parallax 110 97% 118 fps	MRender 94.2 Gravity 95 Splatting 92.8 77% 94 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 454 Write 343 Mixed 22.5 60% 273 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 29.8 4K Mixed 12.9 68% 22 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 52.9 DQ Mixed 64.6 59% 93.1 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 88%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 270GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 118 137 121 125 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 120 Write 170 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 126 81% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.3 101% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFD8213.M16FA 2x8GB 505 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	62.3% Good	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 22.4 67% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 15.6 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	5	144	24"	1280 720	BNQ7F31 ZOWIE XL LCD

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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	54x
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: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $325

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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