MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics41.9% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160511
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 16 '20 at 20:38
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 24%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75.7% Very good
Memory 88.4
1-Core 102
2-Core 208
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 393
50% 376 Pts
64-Core 384
24% 384 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
41.9% Average
Lighting 47.4
Reflection 54.8
Parallax 44.5
39% 48.9 fps
MRender 67.8
Gravity 47.4
Splatting 61.9
48% 59 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Amd-raid WDC WDS240G2G0A- 240GB
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 32 24 3.2 7.5 3.9 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
137% Outstanding
Read 430
Write 312
Mixed 259
SusWrite 41.4
194% 260 MB/s
4K Read 13.9
4K Write 6.5
4K Mixed 13.5
2,200% 11.3 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 137%
Great: 160%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB
603GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 171 171 170 170 171 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 94.7
Mixed 81.2
SusWrite 170
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 2x4GB-$35
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.6% Average
MC Read 14.6
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 13.3
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 12.3
SC Mixed 13.4
36% 12.6 GB/s
Latency 69.1
58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,231 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $778
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