MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	127% 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	117% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	23 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '19 at 05:05
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (49^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-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 89.1 1-Core 125 2-Core 237 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 409 8-Core 596 63% 503 Pts	64-Core 641 40% 641 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 4471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 186 Parallax 176 142% 179 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 178 Splatting 126 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 847GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 428 430 324 379 387 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 458 Mixed 376 SusWrite 391 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 53.7 187% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 266 226% 330 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 126%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 428GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 436 421 438 437 438 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 470 Mixed 446 SusWrite 429 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 56.4 196% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%
WD Purple 4TB (2014)-$71 8,426 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 118 117 117 116 117 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 123 Write 110 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 116 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 100%
WD Purple 4TB (2014)-$71 8,426 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 567GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 89 90 90 89 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 105 Write 94.2 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 89.3 66% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 100%
WD Black 3TB (2012)-$205 1,332 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 223GB free Firmware: 01.01L01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 115 114 116 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 126 Write 114 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 115 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.2% Very good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 22.9 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 21.3 63% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 1,239 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 $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	556x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	367x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	224x
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 $94Bench 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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Total price: $768

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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