MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics114% 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 Drive139% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20161222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 12 '17 at 06:46
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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 4.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 134
2-Core 267
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 746
75% 611 Pts
64-Core 747
46% 747 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Lighting 153
Reflection 158
Parallax 149
124% 153 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 145
Splatting 115
102% 126 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 114%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SSD 500GB
215GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
139% Outstanding
Read 519
Write 499
Mixed 508
114% 509 MB/s
4K Read 49.6
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 65.3
236% 87.1 MB/s
DQ Read 339
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 113
148% 265 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 139%
Great: 135%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Read 161
Write 134
Mixed 137
108% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 2.34
4K Mixed 0.25
97% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
MC Read 34.7
MC Write 36.6
MC Mixed 29.4
96% 33.6 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 40.4
SC Mixed 29.2
86% 30.2 GB/s
Latency 54.4
74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 125%

 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 1,231 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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