MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.5% 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	54.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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, 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	21.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 22 '20 at 06:21
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Memory 91.3 1-Core 127 2-Core 241 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 642 66% 532 Pts	64-Core 692 43% 692 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PowerColor(148C 2378) CLim: 1400 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.5% Above average	Lighting 64.7 Reflection 70 Parallax 84.2 53% 73 fps	MRender 74.3 Gravity 67 Splatting 62.2 55% 67.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Apacer AS340 120GB 5,956 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: V2.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 92 71 72 71 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 448 Write 329 Mixed 277 SusWrite 93.7 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 70.5 4K Mixed 10.4 91% 35.8 MB/s	DQ Read 78.1 DQ Write 168 DQ Mixed 16.4 43% 87.6 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 91%
Seagate SkyHawk 2TB (2016)-$80 9,128 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 1TB free Firmware: CV12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 152 153 153 152 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 158 Write 149 Mixed 79.8 SusWrite 151 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 79GB free Firmware: 1A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 111 112 112 112 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 92.5 Write 91.4 Mixed 96.3 SusWrite 111 73% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15/16G KHX2400C15/8G 24GB 171 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 8192 MB Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	69% Good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 20.7 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 21.4 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 84%

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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 1,231 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 $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 $94Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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