MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	36.5% 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	132% 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.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '19 at 18:05
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400-$79 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Memory 88.7 1-Core 98.2 2-Core 201 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 379 52% 387 Pts	64-Core 389 24% 389 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 71%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 368F) 2GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	Lighting 47.8 Reflection 45.7 Parallax 40.5 39% 44.7 fps	MRender 39.6 Gravity 41.8 Splatting 35.7 32% 39 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 36%
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 8C92) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	27.1% Poor	Lighting 33.5 Reflection 33 Parallax 29.8 27% 32.1 fps	MRender 36.6 Gravity 31.2 Splatting 31.3 27% 33 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$53 30,265 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FK11.R Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 532 265 267 260 265 268 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 652 Write 761 Mixed 700 SusWrite 310 136% 606 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 49.9 181% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 706 DQ Write 702 DQ Mixed 589 474% 666 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 141%
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 112GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 91 91 92 89 90 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 304 Write 116 Mixed 154 SusWrite 91.7 37% 166 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 36.4 137% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 57.4 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 102 75% 95.3 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 75%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 515GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 145 144 146 145 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 168 Write 168 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 145 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 227% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 108%
WD Purple Surveillance 2TB (2017)-$70 11,781 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 324GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 85 83 84 84 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 82.3 Write 82.8 Mixed 41.8 SusWrite 84.1 53% 72.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 104%
WD My Passport 083A 1TB 1,797 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 75GB free, PID 083a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 37 38 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Read 36.7 Write 35.5 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 37.1 47% 34.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 45%
WD My Passport 082A 1TB 606 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 143GB free, PID 082a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 41 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Read 40.3 Write 37.8 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 41.2 50% 37.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 44%
SanDisk Dual Drive 16GB 223 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 13GB free, PID 559e Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.4 8.7 10 10 10 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	7.2% Terrible	Read 25.8 Write 7.8 Mixed 17 SusWrite 9.8 18% 15.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0 19% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.2% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C15D4/8G KHX3200C18D4/8G 16GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	81% Excellent	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 33.1 MC Mixed 24.7 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 24.2 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 89%

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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 $109Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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