MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	184% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (57%). 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	3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 31 '18 at 13:47
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	57%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 92 1-Core 126 2-Core 247 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 660 65% 530 Pts	64-Core 691 43% 691 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB 5,877 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 146GB free Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,970 Write 1,223 Mixed 1,391 338% 1,528 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 55.7 211% 77.4 MB/s	DQ Read 482 DQ Write 386 DQ Mixed 216 221% 361 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 247%
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$4 10,188 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	184% Outstanding	Read 2,575 Write 744 Mixed 1,121 322% 1,480 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 34.7 4K Mixed 19 89% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 131 DQ Mixed 97.9 102% 173 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 293%
I-O DATA HDCL-UT 3TB 148 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 780GB free, PID 014a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 93.3 Write 116 Mixed 75.6 123% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 2.06 4K Mixed 0.22 79% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 66%
UFD 3.0 Silicon-Power16G 16GB 346 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 14GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	9.64% Terrible	Read 34.9 Write 10.1 Mixed 15.1 21% 20 MB/s	4K Read 3.51 4K Write 0.51 4K Mixed 0.72 55% 1.58 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 9.64% Great: 29%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Team-Elite-2400 1x8GB 1,165 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	43.9% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 12.2 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 15.7 SC Mixed 13.5 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 47%

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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 $130Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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