MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics111% 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 Drive82.5% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160511
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 19 '18 at 12:54
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 24%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 97
1-Core 129
2-Core 245
89% 157 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 718
71% 579 Pts
64-Core 694
43% 694 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2555 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 146
Reflection 162
Parallax 138
119% 149 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 147
Splatting 117
104% 128 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 111%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 216 164 122 61 49 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Read 482
Write 433
Mixed 324
SusWrite 160
78% 350 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 63.3
4K Mixed 35.5
124% 42.9 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 203
189% 293 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 107%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
300GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 117 118 116 115 118 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
69.7% Good
Read 126
Write 108
Mixed 50.2
SusWrite 116
73% 100 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 1.2
258% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 213%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 36.9
MC Write 41.2
MC Mixed 31.4
104% 36.5 GB/s
SC Read 22.4
SC Write 43.5
SC Mixed 29.5
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 50.5
79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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