MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics79.4% 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 Drive188% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180616
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 08 '21 at 10:31
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
88% Excellent
Memory 87.8
1-Core 138
2-Core 266
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 475
8-Core 726
74% 600 Pts
64-Core 741
46% 741 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Nvidia(10DE 1B81) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.4% Very good
Lighting 98.9
Reflection 160
Parallax 97.4
81% 119 fps
MRender 89.8
Gravity 98
Splatting 94.2
77% 94 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN500 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$37
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 201000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 753 333 281 280 285 267 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
188% Outstanding
Read 1,175
Write 1,250
Mixed 1,074
SusWrite 367
217% 966 MB/s
4K Read 45.5
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 66.6
233% 87.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,085
DQ Write 998
DQ Mixed 1,082
800% 1,055 MB/s
Poor: 133%
This bench: 188%
Great: 228%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55
36GB free
Firmware: 1B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 166 141 155 135 92 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 484
Mixed 366
SusWrite 164
85% 380 MB/s
4K Read 40.9
4K Write 96.3
4K Mixed 54.1
182% 63.8 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 332
257% 351 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 103%
Great: 114%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
391GB free
Firmware: A750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 161 158 165 155 168 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
70.5% Very good
Read 87.8
Write 17.4
Mixed 18.7
SusWrite 158
51% 70.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.3
73% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
79.3% Very good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 30.4
MC Mixed 24.2
79% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 33.3
SC Mixed 25.3
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 107%

 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 1,231 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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