MSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics95.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive89.8% 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.
Memory12GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180627
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 16 '22 at 21:22
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Memory 88.6
1-Core 121
2-Core 207
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 418
8-Core 666
67% 542 Pts
64-Core 636
39% 636 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 108
Parallax 112
99% 114 fps
MRender 136
Gravity 103
Splatting 94.7
89% 111 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 124 53 54 53 55 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Read 452
Write 55.4
Mixed 260
SusWrite 83.1
46% 213 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 48.5
171% 64 MB/s
DQ Read 298
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 241
199% 284 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 91%
Kingston SNVS500G 500GB
466GB free
Firmware: S8H40104
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1559 1600 1624 1607 1620 1631 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
258% Outstanding
Read 1590
Write 1,609
Mixed 1,126
SusWrite 1,607
334% 1,483 MB/s
4K Read 49
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 27.4
200% 82.7 MB/s
DQ Read 710
DQ Write 1062
DQ Mixed 512
492% 761 MB/s
Poor: 108%
This bench: 258%
Great: 244%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
163GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 124 125 125 125 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
73% Very good
Read 130
Write 88.6
Mixed 76.2
SusWrite 124
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 73%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSB.8FARG 859B CT4G4DFS824A.M8FE 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FARG 12GB
2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
75.8% Very good
MC Read 28.6
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 21.5
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 30.6
SC Mixed 23.1
68% 24 GB/s
Latency 68.9
58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 76%

 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 291 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: $325
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