MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	248% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

High background CPU (24%). 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	22.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 28 '20 at 13:17
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing below expectations (29^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-$64 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Memory 77.4 1-Core 115 2-Core 235 78% 142 Pts	4-Core 341 8-Core 410 49% 376 Pts	64-Core 409 25% 409 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB 16,136 User benchmarks, average bench 283% 697GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0118C SusWrite @10s intervals: 1296 1278 1157 1287 711 780 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	248% Outstanding	Read 1,530 Write 1,802 Mixed 1,254 SusWrite 1,085 319% 1,417 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 60.5 236% 90.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,170 DQ Write 1,039 DQ Mixed 452 517% 887 MB/s
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 373%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 155GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 295 296 296 295 295 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 459 Mixed 396 SusWrite 304 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 56.8 190% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 254 208% 294 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 124%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB 12,928 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 239GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 67 67 67 67 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 65.2 Write 69.5 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 66.4 41% 56.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 70% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2133C14/8G 32GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.8% Good	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 21.7 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 23.2 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 85.5 47% 85.5 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 77%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 1,243 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 $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	557x
Core i5-6600KIntel $64Bench 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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	57x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16