MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	51.2% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 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	12.6 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 01:22
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 137 2-Core 259 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 733 79% 629 Pts	64-Core 755 47% 755 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.2% Above average	Lighting 64.1 Reflection 66.4 Parallax 60.6 52% 63.7 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 60.1 Splatting 52.4 49% 61.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 283GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 479 480 479 483 481 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 487 Mixed 393 SusWrite 478 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 55.2 188% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 929GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 127 128 129 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 132 Write 123 Mixed 115 SusWrite 127 92% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 190% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 158 158 172 166 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 100 Write 120 Mixed 26 SusWrite 162 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 34% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 90%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 246GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 199 200 203 203 203 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 64.3 Write 101 Mixed 31 SusWrite 202 72% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 371% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2800 2OZ 2x8GB 2,314 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 23.8 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 21.7 66% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 93%

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

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Gaming 45%

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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 $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 $109Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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