MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	120% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	109% 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.

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

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '18 at 19:22
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 92.6 1-Core 136 2-Core 263 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 770 74% 612 Pts	64-Core 761 47% 761 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2902 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 155 Reflection 208 Parallax 214 126% 192 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 195 Splatting 133 124% 154 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 55 54 52 58 49 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 493 Mixed 376 SusWrite 90.7 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 61.9 217% 77.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 234 211% 320 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 118%
Samsung 840 Series 500GB 7,390 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 42GB free Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 48 52 53 48 51 MB/s Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	57.2% Above average	Read 282 Write 62.2 Mixed 85.3 SusWrite 54.1 26% 121 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 64.7 4K Mixed 26.5 106% 38.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 87.5 DQ Mixed 61.6 90% 176 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 89%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 59GB free Firmware: 600ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 148 138 141 130 154 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 327 Write 210 Mixed 234 SusWrite 143 51% 229 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 40.7 161% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 153 123% 171 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 85%
Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 85GB free Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 302 303 298 293 289 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 464 Write 352 Mixed 311 SusWrite 296 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 46.4 174% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 197 181% 278 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 125%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 158GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 72 72 72 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 59.7 Write 63 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 72.2 45% 60.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 51%
Samsung D3 Station 3TB 1,520 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 957GB free, PID 6124 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 167 168 168 169 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 126 Write 130 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 166 166% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 0.7 280% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	74.3% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 22.2 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 23.8 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 85%

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 38%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	555x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 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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Total price: $778

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 $184	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