MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.4% 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	94.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 11 '17 at 18:50
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 146 2-Core 291 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 555 74% 551 Pts	64-Core 551 34% 551 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 1366) CLim: 1603 MHz, MLim: 1947 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.78 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Lighting 71.1 Reflection 78.6 Parallax 68.5 58% 72.7 fps	MRender 82.4 Gravity 67.7 Splatting 60.8 56% 70.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team L5 SSD 240GB 202 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1114B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1437 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1008 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 248 (A3) Unknown 100 100 22 (A4) Unknown 100 100 234226 (A5) Unknown 100 100 176 (A6) Unknown 100 100 61 (A7) Unknown 100 100 113 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 97 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 1134 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 306 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 109 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 2 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 543192 (F2) Unknown 100 100 160732 (F5) Unknown 100 100 936904	94.6% Outstanding	Read 521 Write 271 Mixed 358 85% 383 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 35.1 151% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 266 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 71.1 106% 198 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 98%
Seagate ST3750640NS 750GB-$38 10,520 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 488GB free Firmware: 3.AEG Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 112 83 47713164 (03) Spinup time 95 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 4093 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 21 (07) Seek error rate 87 60 523921699 (09) Power-on hours count 42 42 51295 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2699 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 5734 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 35 538116127 (C2) HDA temperature 31 65 42949672991 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 79 49 206325364 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	36.4% Below average	Read 67.5 Write 59.3 Mixed 63.8 48% 63.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 0.64 4K Mixed 0.33 72% 0.51 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 42%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 120GB free Firmware: SC13 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 141636648 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 40 40 62280 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 82 60 170177599 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 15278 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2198 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 89 89 11 (BC) Unknown 100 99 1 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 77 53 403701783 (C2) HDA temperature 23 47 30064771095 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 52 47 141636648 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 1 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	42.2% Average	Read 74.9 Write 71.8 Mixed 77.9 57% 74.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.38 4K Mixed 0.34 87% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB-$41 16,658 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 24.4 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 24.2 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 79%

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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 $81Bench 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 $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	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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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