MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics63.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive71.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151216
Uptime18.9 Days
Run DateJun 14 '20 at 18:22
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Memory 88.2
1-Core 126
2-Core 236
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 684
66% 542 Pts
64-Core 698
43% 698 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
MSI(1462 3176) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
63.8% Good
Lighting 81.9
Reflection 82.8
Parallax 80.2
67% 81.7 fps
MRender 78.5
Gravity 73.2
Splatting 64.7
58% 72.1 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Z400s 128GB-$109
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2320000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 174 174 176 177 176 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
71.2% Very good
Read 470
Write 168
Mixed 169
SusWrite 175
54% 245 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 12.8
121% 53 MB/s
DQ Read 163
DQ Write 176
DQ Mixed 75.7
83% 138 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 71%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
600GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 168 170 170 170 170 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 171
Mixed 29
SusWrite 168
97% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x16GB-$70
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
76.7% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 24
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 31.8
SC Mixed 23.7
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,234 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $778
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HDDRAMUSB
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