MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	65.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	242% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 19 '17 at 20:58
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th 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 (100^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 775 83% 662 Pts	64-Core 768 48% 768 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3176) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 381.89 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Lighting 84 Reflection 84 Parallax 75.1 68% 81 fps	MRender 80.9 Gravity 75.2 Splatting 66.2 60% 74.1 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS2211 960GB-$289 229 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 264GB free Firmware: CS221017 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4896 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 775 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1 (AA) Unknown 100 100 1676 (AD) Unknown 100 100 327696 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 338 (C2) HDA temperature 98 98 128850919454 (DA) Unknown 100 100 1 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 5748	94.4% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 485 Mixed 508 112% 502 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 14.6 112% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 63.3 107% 205 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 111%
PNY CS1211 240GB SSD 754D117-820 877 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 223GB free Firmware: CS121101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 420 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 719 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 39 (B1) Unknown 0 0 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 31 100 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 13191 (C4) Reallocation count 98 98 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 97 (E7) Temperature 100 100 31 (E9) Unknown 0 0 3 (EA) Unknown 0 0 28 (F1) Unknown 0 0 3831 (F2) Unknown 0 0 3919	89.2% Excellent	Read 462 Write 292 Mixed 360 82% 371 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 33.9 137% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 68.2 102% 189 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 93%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 206GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 2,404 Write 1,309 Mixed 1,438 378% 1,717 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 42.5 203% 76.9 MB/s	DQ Read 34.5 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 26.7 46% 83.6 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 254%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 139564184 (03) Spinup time 94 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1552 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 8230180 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 8550 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1542 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 60 521469983 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 324 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 3765 (C2) HDA temperature 31 40 64424509471 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -21492016340747 (F1) Unknown 100 253 26984288234 (F2) Unknown 100 253 211077135610	86.8% Excellent	Read 157 Write 146 Mixed 144 112% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 1.67 4K Mixed 0.22 87% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 4x8GB 1,487 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	81% Excellent	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 25.9 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 33.4 SC Mixed 25.4 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 107%

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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 $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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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $778

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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 $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