MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	46.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	69.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150902
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '19 at 04:20
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 744 77% 621 Pts	64-Core 749 46% 749 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1643 MHz, MLim: 1952 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.2% Average	Lighting 54 Reflection 67.4 Parallax 61.4 44% 60.9 fps	MRender 73.8 Gravity 60.7 Splatting 54.3 51% 63 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Z400s 128GB-$109 10,807 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2201000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 154 173 176 176 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 483 Write 164 Mixed 192 SusWrite 170 56% 252 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 13.9 112% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 77 83% 138 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 71%
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB 7,201 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 103GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 199 195 185 185 185 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 440 Mixed 350 SusWrite 208 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 67.2 4K Mixed 39.6 135% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 277 228% 328 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 202 203 208 208 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 214 Write 172 Mixed 90.3 SusWrite 203 124% 170 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4-2133 CL15 8GB 2x8GB 737 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 24 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 25.4 72% 25 GB/s	Latency 62 65% 62 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 78%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,240 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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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $768

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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