MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics86.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 20 '19 at 08:48
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 90.7
1-Core 119
2-Core 240
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 469
8-Core 652
71% 561 Pts
64-Core 650
40% 650 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 113
Parallax 96.1
88% 106 fps
MRender 97.6
Gravity 102
Splatting 101
82% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$31
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,500
Write 623
Mixed 590
197% 904 MB/s
4K Read 47.2
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 52.4
212% 79.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,172
DQ Write 191
DQ Mixed 369
350% 577 MB/s
Poor: 119% Great: 243%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116
22GB free
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 126 111 104 99 96 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Read 421
Write 332
Mixed 306
SusWrite 137
67% 299 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 42.6
160% 61.3 MB/s
DQ Read 178
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 117
125% 203 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
25GB free
Firmware: CC34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 108 115 111 118 116 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
63.1% Good
Read 107
Write 99.7
Mixed 66.8
SusWrite 113
71% 96.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 1
168% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3333 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
75.7% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 23.6
76% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 22.2
65% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,231 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) - $174

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $778
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