MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 158%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 135%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics190% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive95.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150902
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateFeb 13 '21 at 02:15
Run Duration205 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 90.6
1-Core 127
2-Core 243
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 686
68% 554 Pts
64-Core 659
41% 659 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
190% Outstanding
Lighting 278
Reflection 235
Parallax 277
227% 263 fps
MRender 301
Gravity 230
Splatting 169
184% 233 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 190%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
851GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1881 2044 1601 1549 1555 1559 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
354% Outstanding
Read 2,491
Write 2,291
Mixed 1,708
SusWrite 1,698
459% 2,047 MB/s
4K Read 64.2
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 88.7
298% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,404
DQ Write 1216
DQ Mixed 1,289
972% 1,303 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 354%
Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
230GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 298 268 257 254 243 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 444
Mixed 322
SusWrite 284
86% 386 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 35.5
139% 57.4 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 248
218% 325 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 133%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 183 181 181 182 181 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 172
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 181
98% 137 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
154% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 101%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
74% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 28
MC Mixed 23.1
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 23.8
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 66.4
60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 74%
Great: 87%

 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 1,228 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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