MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.8% 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	206% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 23 '21 at 14:33
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	CYP-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 114 2-Core 227 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 448 60% 446 Pts	64-Core 446 28% 446 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Nvidia(10DE 1151) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.8% Above average	Lighting 62.1 Reflection 89.4 Parallax 73.7 51% 75.1 fps	MRender 58.5 Gravity 85.4 Splatting 74.1 60% 72.7 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot M.2 P300 512GB 1,058 User benchmarks, average bench 182% 437GB free (System drive) Firmware: EDFM20.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 528 942 390 418 377 362 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 986 Write 963 Mixed 1,080 SusWrite 503 199% 883 MB/s	4K Read 54.1 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 79.2 277% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,179 DQ Write 1,100 DQ Mixed 1,080 827% 1,120 MB/s
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 231%
OCZ Trion 100 240GB-$95 9,561 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 223GB free Firmware: SAFM11.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 104 107 110 119 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 514 Write 455 Mixed 368 SusWrite 118 81% 364 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 40.8 156% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 184 147% 213 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 83%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 466GB free Firmware: GG2OACA0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 103 104 105 105 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 104 Write 106 Mixed 37.8 SusWrite 99.8 63% 86.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 1x8GB-$25 19,648 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	47.2% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 13.8 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 16.2 45% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 47%

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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	554x
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	223x
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 $130Bench 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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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