MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	101% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (28%). 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	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	7.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '21 at 10:09
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Memory 82.4 1-Core 105 2-Core 211 75% 133 Pts	4-Core 346 8-Core 679 61% 513 Pts	64-Core 650 40% 650 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C757) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.88 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 111 Parallax 126 98% 119 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 113 Splatting 104 105% 133 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$103 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 823GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 472 Write 470 Mixed 432 102% 458 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 86.3 4K Mixed 49.4 162% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 128%
SanDisk Z400s 256GB-$221 10,770 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2201000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 468 Write 288 Mixed 217 71% 324 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 15.7 109% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 223 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 84.4 110% 195 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 84%
CT250MX500SSD4 250GB 16,301 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 25GB free Firmware: M3CR023 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 502 Write 455 Mixed 439 104% 465 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 94.7 4K Mixed 51.2 172% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 276 232% 336 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 924GB free Firmware: CC41 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 185 Write 160 Mixed 76.6 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFRA266.C4FE Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G 859B CT8G4DFRA266.C4FE Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G 32GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	65.4% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 22 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 14.1 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 76.2 52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 71%

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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 1,240 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 $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	556x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	367x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	224x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	74x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	70x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	88x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	57x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	24x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	63x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	44x
Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBHyperX $299Bench 79%, 20,912 samples	37x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $768

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16