MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	73.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170421
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '18 at 17:23
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 130 2-Core 260 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 511 67% 503 Pts	64-Core 516 32% 516 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.1% Average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 54.9 Parallax 44.8 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 60.9 48% 58.9 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 85GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 409 351 193 160 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 453 Mixed 390 SusWrite 281 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 66.4 221% 79.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 134%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 222 177 164 153 153 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 478 Write 363 Mixed 318 SusWrite 192 75% 338 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 3.7 107% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 196 176% 264 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 103%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 96GB free Firmware: M0CR011 SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 403 452 444 329 372 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 435 Write 361 Mixed 381 SusWrite 405 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 40.9 154% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 338 254% 339 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299 20,912 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	MC Read 30.9 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 27.4 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 33.9 SC Mixed 25.3 74% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 91%

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

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Gaming 45%

Speed boat

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 38%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) - $174

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	555x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	362x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	79x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	223x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	74x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	69x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	88x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	56x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	24x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	62x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	44x
Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBHyperX $299Bench 79%, 20,912 samples	36x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $778

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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