MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	117% 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	85.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 27 '19 at 08:41
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 145 2-Core 280 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 759 76% 618 Pts	64-Core 697 43% 697 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3732) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 137 Parallax 152 123% 147 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 138 Splatting 109 116% 147 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP300 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$75 4,196 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FM11.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 90 26 31 36 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 658 Write 279 Mixed 446 SusWrite 61.7 80% 361 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 24.6 142% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 274 216% 296 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 128%
LDLC 480GB 760 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 109GB free Firmware: R0423A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 365 435 403 89 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 488 Write 426 Mixed 390 SusWrite 296 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 23 133% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 25.8 79% 164 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 196%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 52GB free Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 123 123 123 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 485 Write 126 Mixed 125 SusWrite 123 47% 215 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 20.9 130% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 49.3 84% 170 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 73%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 17,632 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 405GB free, PID 61b6 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 86 85 84 84 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	36.7% Below average	Read 78.5 Write 91.2 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 84.7 104% 76.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 111% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 5,939 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 32.3 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 43.9 SC Mixed 31.1 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 50.1 80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 102%

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Gaming 45%

Speed boat

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 38%

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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