MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive51.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 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)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160222
Uptime4.8 Days
Run DateDec 14 '20 at 13:06
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
72% Very good
Memory 80
1-Core 106
2-Core 217
75% 134 Pts
4-Core 369
8-Core 382
50% 375 Pts
64-Core 421
26% 421 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 72%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
MSI(1462 7984) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8682
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 8.4
Reflection 7.5
Parallax 7.8
7% 7.9 fps
Gravity 9.5
Splatting 0.1
4% 4.8 fps
Poor: 3% Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Goodram C100 120GB
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S8FM08.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 43 21 25 86 120 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
51.8% Above average
Read 430
Write 45.4
Mixed 76
SusWrite 58.4
33% 153 MB/s
4K Read 20.2
4K Write 60.1
4K Mixed 18.2
86% 32.8 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 72
DQ Mixed 26.7
45% 89.5 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 79%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
676GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 156 157 157 157 157 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 208
Write 167
Mixed 87.3
SusWrite 156
113% 155 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 105%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
918GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 180 183 180 182 178 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 168
Mixed 94.6
SusWrite 179
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 105%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 0420 F4-2400C15-4GVR 0215 CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 0420 F4-2400C15-4GVR 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.2% Good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 25.3
MC Mixed 23.6
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 19.1
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 80.6
50% 80.6 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 74%

 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 1,231 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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