MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.1% 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	59.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151216
Uptime	4.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '20 at 16:38
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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-$59 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 297 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 578 75% 563 Pts	64-Core 582 36% 582 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3161) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Lighting 73.8 Reflection 76 Parallax 68.3 60% 72.7 fps	MRender 81.3 Gravity 70.9 Splatting 61.4 57% 71.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSC2BF480A4 480GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 259GB free (System drive) Firmware: SC02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 257 246 206 180 191 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 359 Write 270 Mixed 289 SusWrite 211 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 19.9 4K Mixed 21.4 83% 23.7 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 87.3 DQ Mixed 109 92% 139 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 64%
Intel 510 Series 250GB 777 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1GB free Firmware: PWG2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 413 Write 307 Mixed 273 73% 331 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 46.4 4K Mixed 22.1 80% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 79.3 DQ Write 49.1 DQ Mixed 52.7 42% 60.4 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 65%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 878GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 180 184 183 184 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 141 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 182 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$45 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 28.2 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 26.7 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 88%

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

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 38%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	559x
Core i5-6600KIntel $59Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	369x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	225x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	74x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	70x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	88x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	57x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	24x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	63x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	44x
Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBHyperX $299Bench 79%, 20,912 samples	37x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $768

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