MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	100% 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	120% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '19 at 17:28
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	64.4% Good	Memory 84 1-Core 88.6 2-Core 149 65% 107 Pts	4-Core 250 8-Core 321 36% 285 Pts	64-Core 312 19% 312 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 64.4% 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 (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 113 Reflection 125 Parallax 192 92% 143 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 179 Splatting 126 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 850GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 399 418 396 394 395 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 478 Mixed 366 SusWrite 395 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 58.6 196% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 266 222% 320 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 126%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 407GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 403 440 483 482 483 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 488 Mixed 448 SusWrite 445 106% 471 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 58.8 199% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%
WD Purple 4TB (2014)-$73 8,426 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 114 118 118 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 113 Write 108 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 116 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 100%
WD Purple 4TB (2014)-$73 8,426 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 567GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 88 90 91 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 101 Write 91.3 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 89.1 62% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 100%
WD Black 3TB (2012)-$205 1,332 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 223GB free Firmware: 01.01L01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 116 116 117 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 123 Write 110 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 116 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.6% 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 way below expectations (16^th percentile)	69.9% Good	MC Read 23.9 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 23.2 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 18.2 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 114%

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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 1,233 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 $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	555x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	363x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	80x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	223x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $139Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16