MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	64.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	112% 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.

Run History

3 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	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '20 at 16:06
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 130 2-Core 278 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 547 73% 545 Pts	64-Core 509 32% 509 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2302 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Lighting 81.3 Reflection 78.4 Parallax 69.7 66% 76.5 fps	MRender 80.7 Gravity 72 Splatting 74.5 62% 75.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 256GB-$115 11,742 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0919A SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 421 415 458 359 157 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 466 Mixed 333 SusWrite 359 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 53.6 183% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 197 173% 256 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 114%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB 29,096 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 140GB free Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1603 929 596 596 596 597 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 1,480 Write 1,710 Mixed 1,510 SusWrite 819 311% 1,380 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 60.6 217% 80.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1380 DQ Write 1,329 DQ Mixed 1,287 985% 1,332 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 291%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 78GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 154 153 155 154 154 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 146 Write 113 Mixed 89.3 SusWrite 151 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 112%
ASMT 2115 500GB 2,879 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 63GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 74 74 74 74 74 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	31.3% Below average	Read 88.5 Write 89.7 Mixed 48 SusWrite 73.1 99% 74.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 50% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 166%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 16GB-$8 10,486 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 14GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.6 8.4 10 9.9 10 9.8 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	29% Poor	Read 124 Write 12.3 Mixed 14.5 SusWrite 8.9 35% 39.8 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 3.5 226% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x4GB 1,820 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 35.4 111% 39 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 29.9 90% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 115%

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Gaming 45%

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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 $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	554x
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	223x
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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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