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 as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	230% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '20 at 08:25
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 96.3 1-Core 139 2-Core 274 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 736 72% 592 Pts	64-Core 742 46% 742 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 877 974 750 869 151 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 1,485 Write 1,017 Mixed 139 SusWrite 628 180% 817 MB/s	4K Read 62.3 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 86.2 295% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 815 DQ Write 995 DQ Mixed 309 398% 706 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 236%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 586GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 154 157 156 156 157 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 87.8 Write 91.5 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 156 73% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 108%
WD Purple Surveillance 2TB (2017)-$68 11,781 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 64GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 67 65 66 68 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 85.5 Write 82.2 Mixed 49 SusWrite 66.1 52% 70.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 104%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$67 19,126 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 181GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 88 89 88 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 97.3 Write 92.5 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 87.5 61% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 1x8GB 3,646 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 13.5 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 16.4 48% 17 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 60%

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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	555x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	362x
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	74x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	69x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	88x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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	62x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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