MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.4% 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)
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.

Very high background CPU (85%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 07 '20 at 20:29
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	85%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Memory 92.7 1-Core 106 2-Core 191 76% 130 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 458 61% 458 Pts	64-Core 445 28% 445 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340 26,573 User benchmarks, average bench 54% XFX(1682 9395) CLim: 1060 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Lighting 73.2 Reflection 61.8 Parallax 82.8 60% 72.6 fps	MRender 62.2 Gravity 60.1 Splatting 78.4 56% 66.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 57%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVPV128HDGM-00000 128GB 2,105 User benchmarks, average bench 180% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7300Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,490 Write 640 Mixed 634 201% 921 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 49.2 190% 70.6 MB/s	DQ Read 901 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 403 343% 520 MB/s
Poor: 119% Great: 214%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 292GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 139 137 138 140 140 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 95.2 Write 80.5 Mixed 68 SusWrite 138 70% 95.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 113%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 160GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 101 98 96 99 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 105 Write 111 Mixed 76 SusWrite 99.4 72% 97.7 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.9 266% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 107%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 151 151 152 152 153 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 115 Write 110 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 151 72% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.7 323% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 27.3 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 24.1 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 95%

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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	553x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	360x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	79x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	222x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	73x
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	61x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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