MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 01 '18 at 19:51
Run Duration94 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 92.9
1-Core 125
2-Core 236
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 466
62% 466 Pts
64-Core 470
29% 470 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.2% Good
Lighting 76.9
Reflection 76.3
Parallax 71.5
63% 74.9 fps
MRender 71.9
Gravity 69.8
Splatting 71.5
58% 71.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
886GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
58% Above average
Read 119
Write 83.2
Mixed 60.4
65% 87.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.76
4K Write 1.77
4K Mixed 0.11
77% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 58%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4-2133 CL15 4GB 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
75.7% Very good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 22.1
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 22.4
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 62.2
64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 75%

 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 1,228 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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