MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics77.1% 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 Drive66.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160222
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateAug 08 '19 at 17:31
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 81.9
1-Core 137
2-Core 250
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 730
73% 596 Pts
64-Core 682
42% 682 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.1% Very good
Lighting 97.2
Reflection 104
Parallax 94.2
79% 98.6 fps
MRender 91.3
Gravity 91
Splatting 86.4
73% 89.6 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 95 106 100 100 111 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
66.7% Good
Read 267
Write 150
Mixed 177
SusWrite 103
39% 174 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 35.8
144% 55.2 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 147
DQ Mixed 69.8
70% 111 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
380GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 157 157 153 153 154 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 166
Mixed 100
SusWrite 156
110% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB-$90
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.3% Good
MC Read 24.1
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 23.5
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 23.1
SC Mixed 16.3
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 77.2
52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,227 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $778
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