MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	51.1% 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

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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 (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Extreme
Intel Core i7-7700K-$379 341,238 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	1-Core 135 2-Core 266 94% 201 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 709 77% 595 Pts	64-Core 705 47% 705 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$428 518,594 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Lighting 194 Reflection 173 Parallax 189 51% 185 fps	MRender 150 Gravity 182 Splatting 123 51% 152 fps
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$89 450,220 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 283GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 478 465 482 485 482 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th 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: 83% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 135%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$65 167,922 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: 37% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$78 40,166 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 165 167 176 176 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st 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: 34% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 90%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$80 61,326 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 246GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 205 206 204 204 205 MB/s Performing as expected (56^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: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2800 2OZ 2x8GB 1,289 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd 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: 58% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 97%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 53%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $299Bench 80%, 367,183 samples	1,316x
Core i5-6600KIntel $189Bench 77%, 219,764 samples	1,153x
Core i7-6700Intel $299Bench 70%, 134,549 samples	210x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $428Bench 52%, 518,594 samples	730x
GTX 1070Nvidia $346Bench 79%, 705,740 samples	329x
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 105%, 614,460 samples	299x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $53Bench 106%, 546,937 samples	391x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $89Bench 113%, 450,220 samples	224x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $74Bench 54%, 217,593 samples	73x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 72%, 36,060 samples	209x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 84%, 24,783 samples	131x
Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBHyperX $299Bench 79%, 12,620 samples	120x

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Total price: $1,079

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $205	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9400F $150	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $160	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $375	Nvidia RTX 2060 $349	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $249

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $653	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $14