MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	85.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171213
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '21 at 21:18
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	62%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 94.8 1-Core 111 2-Core 227 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 429 50% 389 Pts	64-Core 440 27% 440 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Lighting 64.3 Reflection 71 Parallax 63.7 52% 66.3 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 64.5 Splatting 55.3 50% 62.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS200T2B0C-00PXH0 2TB 7,836 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 1.5TB free Firmware: 21705000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1681 1498 777 788 789 791 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 1,555 Write 1,589 Mixed 1318 SusWrite 1,054 310% 1,379 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 64.6 244% 92.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,490 DQ Write 1,148 DQ Mixed 1,287 971% 1,308 MB/s
Poor: 158% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 283%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 225 159 145 148 141 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 414 Write 323 Mixed 273 SusWrite 188 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 37.8 153% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 150 139% 211 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 411GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 85 87 86 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	28.3% Poor	Read 12.4 Write 32.4 Mixed 25.8 SusWrite 86 29% 39.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 76% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 105%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 34GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 45 46 46 46 46 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 70.2 Write 68 Mixed 50.4 SusWrite 45.6 43% 58.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3400 C16 Series 2x8GB 4,679 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 30.1 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 35.5 SC Mixed 28.2 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 57.7 69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	144	27"	1280 720	ACR052F XB271HU A

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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	553x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	360x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	79x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	222x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	73x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	69x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	88x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $160Bench 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	61x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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