MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	120% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '18 at 02:27
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 141 2-Core 283 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 542 74% 548 Pts	64-Core 557 34% 557 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 211GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 374 253 231 235 240 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 491 Mixed 415 SusWrite 286 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 62.7 213% 75.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 252 219% 326 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 126%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 94GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 105 104 106 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	52% Above average	Read 75.7 Write 44.8 Mixed 46 SusWrite 105 50% 67.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 59%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 119GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 54 53 54 55 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	29.3% Poor	Read 47.5 Write 47.8 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 54.2 35% 47.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 51%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 44GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 51 51 51 51 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 90.5 Write 44.8 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 51.4 46% 62.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 62%
WD Elements 25A2 500GB 1,804 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 466GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 86 85 85 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	31.7% Below average	Read 81 Write 81.7 Mixed 29 SusWrite 85.2 92% 69.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 13,205 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3049 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 32.9 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 42.9 SC Mixed 30.6 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 103%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,231 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $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	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 $295	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 $40	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