MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 66.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.4% 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	128% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

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System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '19 at 21:44
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400-$79 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Memory 86 1-Core 97.7 2-Core 196 73% 127 Pts	4-Core 264 8-Core 308 37% 286 Pts	64-Core 338 21% 338 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 71%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 368F) 2GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 418.91 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 45.3 Parallax 39.3 39% 44.1 fps	MRender 39.2 Gravity 41.4 Splatting 35.9 32% 38.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 36%
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 8C92) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 418.91 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	27.1% Poor	Lighting 33.4 Reflection 33 Parallax 29.8 27% 32.1 fps	MRender 36.6 Gravity 31.2 Splatting 31.3 27% 33 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$53 30,265 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FK11.R Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 284 262 244 263 264 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 689 Write 774 Mixed 693 SusWrite 282 137% 610 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 47.3 169% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 705 DQ Write 703 DQ Mixed 592 475% 667 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 141%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 816GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 155 157 156 156 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 161 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 155 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 108%
WD Purple Surveillance 2TB (2017)-$70 11,781 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 210GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 78 78 79 78 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 78 Write 69.8 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 77.7 52% 71 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 104%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 191GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 167 168 167 169 169 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 91.5 Write 91.2 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 167 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 192% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 083A 1TB 1,797 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 189GB free, PID 083a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 36 37 36 37 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 34.3 Mixed 29.7 SusWrite 36.3 46% 34.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 45%
WD My Passport 082A 1TB 606 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 143GB free, PID 082a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 42 40 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	21.3% Poor	Read 39.8 Write 38.7 Mixed 31 SusWrite 41 51% 37.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C15D4/8G KHX3200C18D4/8G 16GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.6% Very good	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 23.7 80% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 24.1 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 89%

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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	553x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	360x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	79x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	222x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	73x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	69x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	88x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	56x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	24x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	61x
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 $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