MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 184% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 159% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	217% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 05 '21 at 14:34
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 87.9 1-Core 143 2-Core 273 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 751 75% 613 Pts	64-Core 740 46% 740 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Zotac(19DA 1613) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 470.25 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	217% Outstanding	Lighting 321 Reflection 311 Parallax 340 262% 324 fps	MRender 363 Gravity 260 Splatting 195 214% 272 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,230 Write 2,159 Mixed 1,516 438% 1,968 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 69.5 218% 75.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,012 DQ Write 408 DQ Mixed 692 517% 704 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 31GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,698 Write 6789 Mixed 8,058 1,749% 7,848 MB/s	4K Read 642 4K Write 274 4K Mixed 353 1,570% 423 MB/s	DQ Read 1,347 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 669 540% 792 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 16GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 456 Write 456 Mixed 380 96% 430 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 89.5 4K Mixed 52.2 173% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 359 266% 353 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 229GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 179 180 182 175 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 126 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 177 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 15,511 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 28.9 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 22.8 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 69.6 57% 69.6 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 106%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,231 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	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