MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	71.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). 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	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '21 at 08:33
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	17%

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 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)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 88.9 1-Core 133 2-Core 266 90% 163 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 512 70% 520 Pts	64-Core 458 28% 458 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD220 240GB-$38 12,548 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 85 37 52 28 28 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 461 Write 126 Mixed 190 SusWrite 56.7 45% 208 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 50.4 4K Mixed 39.8 129% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 88.4 DQ Mixed 95.6 98% 167 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 93%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60 32,476 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 668GB free Firmware: 1118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 99 96 100 107 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 105 Write 47.8 Mixed 54.6 SusWrite 101 57% 77 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 58%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 443GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 159 159 158 160 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 153 Write 154 Mixed 109 SusWrite 159 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 248% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 26.3 85% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 24.6 76% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 95%

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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 1,227 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	553x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	360x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	79x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	222x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	73x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	69x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	88x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $160Bench 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	61x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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