MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.3% 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	67.9% 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	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150902
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '19 at 02:46
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (85^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-$180 588,978 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 (96^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 92.5 1-Core 134 2-Core 267 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 731 74% 598 Pts	64-Core 730 45% 730 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.4% 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: 1618 MHz, MLim: 1915 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Lighting 71.6 Reflection 74.6 Parallax 67.6 58% 71.2 fps	MRender 79.7 Gravity 66.8 Splatting 60.1 55% 68.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Z400s 128GB-$109 10,807 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2201000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 175 176 178 177 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 464 Write 173 Mixed 181 SusWrite 176 55% 249 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 13.8 109% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 77.9 83% 137 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 71%
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB 7,201 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 97GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 194 197 195 192 196 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 474 Mixed 338 SusWrite 225 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 67.2 4K Mixed 39.9 135% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 276 228% 327 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 200 204 208 208 203 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 214 Write 171 Mixed 85 SusWrite 204 123% 169 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 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 above expectations (71^st percentile)	75.5% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 23.2 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 24.4 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 78%

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

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,233 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	80x

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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16