MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 158% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	192% 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	56.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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	40.2 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150902
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '21 at 20:24
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 88.2 1-Core 130 2-Core 258 88% 159 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 464 63% 467 Pts	64-Core 381 24% 381 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	192% Outstanding	Lighting 278 Reflection 258 Parallax 287 226% 274 fps	MRender 322 Gravity 236 Splatting 178 193% 245 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 70 103 75 67 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 313 Write 67.4 Mixed 107 SusWrite 78.5 31% 142 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 65.6 4K Mixed 22.8 98% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 76.1 DQ Mixed 53.1 81% 162 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 85%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 189GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 377 383 425 395 373 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 470 Mixed 349 SusWrite 380 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 61.6 199% 72.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 0215 CMK32GX4M2D3600C18 0215 CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 0215 CMK32GX4M2D3600C18 48GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	65.5% Good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 20.4 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 14.9 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 65%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 68: 9R 6G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
68%	41%	49	282	179	280	27"	1920 1080	AUS278F VG279QM

History: Score 52: 6R 5G 7B | Score 68: 9R 6G 5B

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,234 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 $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	363x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	223x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	56x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16