MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.8% 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	131% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '20 at 04:27
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 92.3 1-Core 133 2-Core 262 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 486 67% 496 Pts	64-Core 501 31% 501 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Asus(1043 04DD) CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.10.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Lighting 69.6 Reflection 62.7 Parallax 91.5 57% 74.6 fps	MRender 63 Gravity 60.1 Splatting 80.6 57% 67.9 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 230GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 467 474 362 345 346 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 490 Mixed 435 SusWrite 406 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 65.8 221% 78.5 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 129%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 3TB-$79 6,381 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2.5TB free Firmware: CV22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 184 189 186 186 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 162 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 186 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 114%
WD WD2500KS-00MJB0 250GB-$78 8,440 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 49GB free Firmware: 02.01C03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 45 44 45 44 44 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	26% Poor	Read 46 Write 47.2 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 44.2 33% 44.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.1 189% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 35%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 472GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 120 121 120 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 108 Write 104 Mixed 56 SusWrite 120 71% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 108%
WD WD2500KS-00MJB0 250GB-$78 8,440 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 71GB free Firmware: 02.01C03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 54 55 55 55 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	31.3% Below average	Read 54.1 Write 50.8 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 54.4 37% 50.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 23.5 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 32.8 SC Mixed 24 71% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 90%

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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 1,231 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 $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 $15	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