MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	40% 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	70.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151022
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '22 at 04:20
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$291 271,494 User benchmarks, average bench 75% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	71% Very good	Memory 82.5 1-Core 95.6 2-Core 186 72% 121 Pts	4-Core 322 8-Core 496 52% 409 Pts	64-Core 491 33% 491 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 84,453 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Gigabyte(1458 22BD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1025 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40% Average	Lighting 49.2 Reflection 61.4 Parallax 67.5 40% 59.4 fps	MRender 53.4 Gravity 49.5 Splatting 39.5 40% 47.5 fps
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X110 128GB-$89 11,380 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: X231600 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 151 137 138 127 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 421 Write 185 Mixed 146 SusWrite 143 49% 224 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 71.4 4K Mixed 28.2 112% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 118 122% 202 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$60 343,548 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 187GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 76 80 80 82 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 95.5 Write 81.9 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 77.8 59% 80 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 68%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 37,055 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 597GB free Firmware: SC23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 142 139 138 139 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 156 Write 160 Mixed 71.4 SusWrite 140 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB-$90 10,362 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	67.7% Good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 22 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 20.2 58% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 76.1 53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 100%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 26: 2R 4G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
26%	29%	34	161	90	60	23.5"	1920 1080	DELD08D DELL SE2417HG

History: Score 7: 1R 0G 2B | Score 26: 2R 4G 4B

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Workstation 40%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) - $174

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $291Bench 82%, 611,852 samples	1,099x
Core i5-6600KIntel $209Bench 80%, 367,403 samples	828x
Core i7-6700Intel $291Bench 75%, 271,494 samples	178x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $125Bench 50%, 823,201 samples	453x
GTX 1070Nvidia $138Bench 80%, 1,295,591 samples	196x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 106%, 1,055,851 samples	191x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $92Bench 105%, 890,237 samples	188x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $140Bench 111%, 807,368 samples	120x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 715,782 samples	75x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,919 samples	148x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 36,723 samples	94x
Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBHyperX $299Bench 79%, 20,524 samples	81x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $807

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $280	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $170	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $113
Intel Core i7-12700K $380	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16