MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 157% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 136% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	206% 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 Drive	281% 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.
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.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '21 at 19:02
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	76.8% Very good	Memory 88.4 1-Core 114 2-Core 196 78% 133 Pts	4-Core 352 8-Core 639 59% 495 Pts	64-Core 622 38% 622 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% PNY(196E 1385) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	206% Outstanding	Lighting 302 Reflection 287 Parallax 327 246% 306 fps	MRender 343 Gravity 251 Splatting 188 205% 261 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 889 778 808 784 752 725 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 2,598 Write 1603 Mixed 1,830 SusWrite 789 379% 1,705 MB/s	4K Read 66.2 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 84.2 290% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,003 DQ Write 776 DQ Mixed 848 645% 876 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 410%
Transcend SSD220 240GB-$35 12,548 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 189GB free Firmware: P0624AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 53 54 54 54 55 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 507 Write 403 Mixed 402 SusWrite 89.4 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 46.8 160% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 246 205% 296 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 93%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 168GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 75 10 96 358 417 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 125%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 488GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 73 75 73 75 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 74.9 Write 69.9 Mixed 53.4 SusWrite 72.9 50% 67.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.6 134% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	MC Read 30.8 MC Write 33.1 MC Mixed 26.5 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 20.7 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 94%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 54: 4R 8G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
54%	27%	81	347	286	240	26.5"	1920 1080	GSM5B8E 27GN7

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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