MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	121% 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 Drive	112% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '18 at 19:53
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 92.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 271 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 751 75% 609 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2902 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 157 Reflection 208 Parallax 213 128% 192 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 195 Splatting 134 124% 154 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 277 186 64 56 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 493 Mixed 387 SusWrite 156 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 60.5 212% 76.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 228 208% 317 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 118%
Samsung 840 Series 500GB 7,390 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 42GB free Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 81 59 75 57 61 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 356 Write 224 Mixed 160 SusWrite 71.1 45% 202 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 90.4 4K Mixed 31.7 126% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 65.1 93% 178 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 89%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 59GB free Firmware: 600ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 107 158 143 149 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 333 Write 212 Mixed 235 SusWrite 143 51% 231 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 39.8 160% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 158 120% 158 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 85%
Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 85GB free Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 436 328 302 303 237 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 511 Write 488 Mixed 363 SusWrite 319 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 54.8 200% 74.9 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 244 205% 299 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 125%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 158GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 87 90 89 90 90 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 61.8 Write 64.5 Mixed 49.7 SusWrite 89.2 49% 66.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 51%
Samsung D3 Station 3TB 1,520 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 957GB free, PID 6124 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 129 131 132 132 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 135 Write 142 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 131 160% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 7.9 4K Mixed 0.7 294% 3 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	74.6% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 22.4 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 23.8 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 85%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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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Total price: $778

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $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