MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	111% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	256% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '21 at 05:08
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$248 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 93.8 1-Core 135 2-Core 269 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 682 71% 573 Pts	64-Core 710 44% 710 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 148 Parallax 138 118% 144 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 145 Splatting 124 105% 129 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$330 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 411GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 940 1255 1412 1429 1324 1167 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 1,952 Write 1,459 Mixed 792 SusWrite 1,254 304% 1,364 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 57.8 209% 76.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,267 DQ Write 401 DQ Mixed 446 430% 704 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 283%
Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 128GB 4,859 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 115GB free Firmware: DXM01D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 363 361 359 364 362 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 368 Mixed 281 SusWrite 351 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 99 4K Mixed 30.1 135% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 119 138% 237 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 760GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 155 157 158 156 156 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 156 Write 120 Mixed 79.8 SusWrite 156 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	92% Outstanding	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 35.8 MC Mixed 28.4 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 38.9 SC Mixed 28.7 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 104%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,241 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 $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	556x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	368x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	225x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	74x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	70x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	88x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	57x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	24x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	63x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	44x
Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBHyperX $299Bench 79%, 20,912 samples	37x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $768

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16