MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.5% 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	73.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '18 at 01:11
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 93.8 1-Core 124 2-Core 233 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 464 62% 461 Pts	64-Core 462 29% 462 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340 26,573 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Sapphire(174B E324) CLim: 1055 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.11.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Lighting 74.2 Reflection 62.3 Parallax 97 60% 77.8 fps	MRender 63.2 Gravity 61.9 Splatting 81 58% 68.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 57%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 138 136 147 138 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 309 Write 214 Mixed 224 SusWrite 137 49% 221 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 37 146% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 168 132% 179 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 84%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 155 157 165 169 157 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 131 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 159 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 96%
WD My Book 1140 4TB 1,831 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 3.5TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 125 122 127 125 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 126 Write 125 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 125 133% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 50%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 15GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.4 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	9.92% Terrible	Read 17.5 Write 3.2 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 3.6 8% 7.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 3 180% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 9.92% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 4x4GB 11,950 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 30.4 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 28.7 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 105%

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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