MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	61% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	110% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150902
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 25 '20 at 20:59
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80% Very good	Memory 89.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 245 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 515 57% 450 Pts	64-Core 472 29% 472 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	61% Good	Lighting 75.9 Reflection 120 Parallax 76.4 62% 90.8 fps	MRender 79.1 Gravity 74.1 Splatting 66.5 59% 73.2 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 195 276 167 60 64 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 371 Mixed 372 SusWrite 172 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 62.4 212% 75.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 134%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 188GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1364 100 84 106 99 101 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	207% Outstanding	Read 1,516 Write 1,516 Mixed 1,114 SusWrite 309 249% 1,114 MB/s	4K Read 61.7 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 83.1 296% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 684 DQ Write 942 DQ Mixed 272 357% 633 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 295%
TrekStor DS pocket Xpress 1TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 551GB free, PID 0022 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	21.2% Poor	Read 38.2 Write 34.9 Mixed 32.2 SusWrite 37.5 48% 35.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 111% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 21%

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)	75.5% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 23.2 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 24.2 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 79%

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

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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	363x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	223x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $140Bench 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 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16