MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	232% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '19 at 19:52
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 144 2-Core 286 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 784 78% 634 Pts	64-Core 778 48% 778 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 440.97 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1019 635 632 259 257 257 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 1,543 Write 936 Mixed 117 SusWrite 510 171% 777 MB/s	4K Read 69 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 90.2 321% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 815 DQ Write 999 DQ Mixed 308 399% 707 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 236%
WD Purple Surveillance 2TB (2017)-$70 11,781 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 154GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 73 74 74 75 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 70 Write 75.5 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 74.1 50% 68.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 104%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$40 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 675GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 155 156 156 156 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 162 Mixed 82 SusWrite 156 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 215% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 108%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$67 19,126 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 949GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 126 125 125 126 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 157 Write 141 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 125 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 86%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 16GB-$8 19,339 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 7GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 12 10 12 12 11 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 118 Write 8 Mixed 19 SusWrite 11.3 35% 39.1 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 3.5 130% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX3200C16D4/8GX KHX3200C18D4/8G KHX3200C16D4/8GX KHX3200C18D4/8G 32GB 324 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 31.9 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 44.8 SC Mixed 29.7 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 111%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,234 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	81x

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16