MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	46% 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	93.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170421
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '17 at 07:20
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 766 78% 628 Pts	64-Core 790 49% 790 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gainward(10B0 1B81) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2327 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.28 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46% Average	Lighting 28.8 Reflection 124 Parallax 120 23% 91 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 108 Splatting 109 90% 110 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 132GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 1 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 13994 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 2361 (B1) Unknown 93 93 77 (B3) Unknown 100 1 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 1 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 52 28 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 16 (EB) Unknown 99 99 849 (F1) Unknown 99 99 46808961464	93.8% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 325 Mixed 345 86% 389 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 82.5 4K Mixed 28.7 138% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 85.5 119% 223 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 86GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 9054 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1888 (B1) Unknown 97 97 54 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 99 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 48 29 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 37 (F1) Unknown 99 99 23992358802	113% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 383 Mixed 412 97% 435 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 50.2 180% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 113 139% 247 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 728GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 65536 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 126 126 12896895158 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1110 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5875 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1078 (C0) Power-off retract count 93 93 9538 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 93 93 9538 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 184684707868 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	66.1% Good	Read 116 Write 115 Mixed 133 92% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.31 4K Write 0.25 4K Mixed 0.2 40% 0.25 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15D4/8G 859B BLE8G4D26AFEA.16FAD 859B BLE8G4D26AFEA.16FAD 24GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	84.5% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 25.8 84% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 34.7 SC Mixed 26.4 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 100%

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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	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