MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	31.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	114% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '18 at 14:24
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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-$113 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 133 2-Core 261 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 541 72% 537 Pts	64-Core 532 33% 532 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% PwrHis(1787 2328) 2GB CLim: 975 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.11.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	Lighting 40.1 Reflection 31.7 Parallax 52.3 33% 41.3 fps	MRender 28.2 Gravity 34.5 Splatting 38.9 28% 33.9 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nfn025sa 356-6000300 256GB 207GB free (System drive) Firmware: R041 SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 447 446 449 451 448 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	114% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 454 Mixed 406 SusWrite 445 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 37 187% 74.1 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 50.3 94% 183 MB/s

Seagate ST3000NM0053-1C1178 3TB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2.5TB free Firmware: G007 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 181 180 180 181 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 177 Mixed 90.8 SusWrite 180 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 225% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%
1,995 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.7 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	4.89% Terrible	Read 16.5 Write 6 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 5.6 9% 8.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.89% Great: 6%
ASMT 2105 750GB 85 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 668GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 109 107 108 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 105 Write 84.3 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 108 105% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 22% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown W6451U66J7240ND 2x4GB 182 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	83% Excellent	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 27 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 32.1 SC Mixed 25.4 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 61.1 66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 84%

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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 $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	556x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	368x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	225x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	74x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	70x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	88x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	57x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	24x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	63x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	44x
Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBHyperX $299Bench 79%, 20,912 samples	37x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $768

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16