MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59% 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	88.4% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	18.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '19 at 09:24
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	41%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 148 2-Core 294 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 509 73% 534 Pts	64-Core 533 33% 533 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3724) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2140 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 441.8 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59% Above average	Lighting 72.2 Reflection 70.3 Parallax 62.8 59% 68.5 fps	MRender 76.3 Gravity 70.1 Splatting 71.5 59% 72.6 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba HG5d Q Series 128GB 2,624 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: HTRAN101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 218 215 309 300 299 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 440 Write 399 Mixed 380 SusWrite 269 84% 372 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 90.9 4K Mixed 42.4 129% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 338 244% 316 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 102%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 80GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 76 74 78 73 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 432 Write 397 Mixed 12.5 SusWrite 121 53% 241 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 13.8 51% 13.2 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 92%
Crucial BX300 240GB-$43 7,269 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 107GB free Firmware: M2CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 240 278 193 234 249 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 450 Write 400 Mixed 391 SusWrite 231 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 73.7 4K Mixed 39.2 134% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 293 230% 316 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 114%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 49GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 3.3 75 149 73 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 423 Write 327 Mixed 188 SusWrite 95.3 57% 258 MB/s	4K Read 17.1 4K Write 38 4K Mixed 15.4 66% 23.5 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 82.2 DQ Mixed 39.7 46% 80.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 56%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 142 136 141 136 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	40% Below average	Read 6.8 Write 152 Mixed 7 SusWrite 132 54% 74.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 116% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 24GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2800, 2800, 2800, 2800 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	MC Read 30.8 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 30.7 92% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 37.4 SC Mixed 28.3 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 91%

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 86%

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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 $40	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