MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	135% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	175% 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 (18%). 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	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170421
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '17 at 19:46
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 731 76% 608 Pts	64-Core 725 45% 725 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 384.76 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 193 Reflection 209 Parallax 205 157% 202 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 183 Splatting 125 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	175% Outstanding	Read 1,199 Write 746 Mixed 939 213% 962 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 38.8 218% 87.5 MB/s	DQ Read 524 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 29.3 119% 273 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 175% Great: 243%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB 44,506 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 15GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 201 172 925 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 521 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 911 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 298 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 33 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 936 (C2) HDA temperature 103 102 40 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	96% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 162 Mixed 151 121% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.14 4K Write 3.65 4K Mixed 0.49 169% 1.76 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 104%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB 44,506 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 15GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 201 171 941 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 524 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 911 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 299 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 34 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 935 (C2) HDA temperature 103 101 40 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	94.3% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 160 Mixed 160 122% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.99 4K Write 3.84 4K Mixed 0.5 168% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB 6,687 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 30.3 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 41 SC Mixed 29.6 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 106%

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 38%

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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