MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	51.3% 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	124% 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	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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '19 at 00:35
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$379 505,701 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 135 2-Core 266 94% 165 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 709 77% 595 Pts	64-Core 705 47% 705 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$340 642,081 User benchmarks, average bench 51% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.3% Above average	Lighting 64.5 Reflection 66.5 Parallax 59.2 52% 63.4 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 60.7 Splatting 53.6 50% 61.8 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$125 647,981 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 283GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 478 465 482 485 482 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 487 Mixed 377 SusWrite 476 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 55.7 190% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$48 196,953 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 929GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 126 127 129 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 136 Write 120 Mixed 93 SusWrite 127 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 191% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$85 93,387 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 165 167 176 176 167 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 93 Write 142 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 167 77% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.9 134% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 92%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$99 87,794 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 246GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 205 206 204 204 205 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 116 Write 97.3 Mixed 29 SusWrite 205 81% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2800 2OZ 2x8GB 1,794 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 23.2 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 21.2 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 93%

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Gaming 47%

Yacht

Desktop 89%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) - $174

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $267Bench 84%, 515,802 samples	643x
Core i5-6600KIntel $187Bench 80%, 286,724 samples	540x
Core i7-6700Intel $274Bench 76%, 192,184 samples	113x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 51%, 642,081 samples	276x
GTX 1080Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 816,196 samples	131x
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 79%, 993,871 samples	131x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 102%, 737,528 samples	114x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $125Bench 110%, 647,981 samples	82x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $57Bench 106%, 531,607 samples	50x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 72%, 45,494 samples	91x
Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBHyperX $299Bench 77%, 17,242 samples	62x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 26,985 samples	60x

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Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $976

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16