MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	109% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	119% 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.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '21 at 19:32
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 284 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 483 8-Core 777 77% 630 Pts	64-Core 798 49% 798 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3717) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2866 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 150 Parallax 139 113% 143 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 145 Splatting 128 108% 133 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 315 258 223 216 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 494 Mixed 463 SusWrite 237 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 63.9 219% 79 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 126%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 323GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 459 483 490 491 491 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 490 Mixed 471 SusWrite 437 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 65.9 223% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%
GOODRAM 240GB 8,481 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 67GB free Firmware: SAFM22.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 428 440 427 442 440 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 407 Mixed 319 SusWrite 396 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 41 159% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 169 166% 261 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 102%
WD Green 1.5TB (2011)-$51 6,566 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 313GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 87 85 88 88 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 89.3 Mixed 82.9 SusWrite 86.5 66% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 65%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 23GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 68 68 68 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 102 Write 96.8 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 70.1 64% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IR3000D464L16S/8G 075D GY3000D464L16S/8G 16GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 24.5 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 27.6 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 99%

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 38%

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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 $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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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