MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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	250% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150714
Uptime	6.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '19 at 17:12
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^th 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 146 2-Core 286 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 576 77% 576 Pts	64-Core 566 35% 566 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3650 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 171 Parallax 177 150% 177 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 151 Splatting 109 118% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 770 617 635 633 629 625 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 1,996 Write 1,708 Mixed 642 SusWrite 651 278% 1,250 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 63.6 246% 96.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,088 DQ Write 1,398 DQ Mixed 872 762% 1,119 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 254%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 99 99 99 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 96.3 Write 97.5 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 98.2 67% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 67%
Seagate ST31000340AS 1TB-$136 7,908 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 505GB free Firmware: SD15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 87 91 91 90 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 93 Write 13.3 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 89.5 44% 59.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB 693 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3100 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 31 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 38 SC Mixed 32.6 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 46.9 85% 46.9 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

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

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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