MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics77.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive295% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180616
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 29 '21 at 18:11
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU2%
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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)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 87.3
1-Core 130
2-Core 236
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 671
69% 555 Pts
64-Core 672
42% 672 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.6% Very good
Lighting 95.5
Reflection 107
Parallax 97.7
78% 99.9 fps
MRender 94.4
Gravity 94.7
Splatting 94.1
77% 94.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
334GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1850 1021 818 816 820 816 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
295% Outstanding
Read 2,556
Write 2,055
Mixed 1,342
SusWrite 1,024
389% 1,744 MB/s
4K Read 67.1
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 88.1
290% 99.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,125
DQ Write 681
DQ Mixed 928
685% 911 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 295%
Great: 355%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36
119GB free
Firmware: MU02.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 143 54 54 54 54 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 374
Mixed 388
SusWrite 86
75% 335 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 47.8
164% 60.1 MB/s
DQ Read 316
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 246
206% 297 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 91%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30
714GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 168 148 170 168 174 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 170
Mixed 37.9
SusWrite 166
98% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905625-030.A00G 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.3% Average
MC Read 14.1
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 11.9
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 15.3
SC Mixed 14.6
41% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 41.3%
Great: 79%

 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 1,227 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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