MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	48.2% 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)
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	23.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150731
Uptime	9 Days
Run Date	May 29 '22 at 06:41
Run Duration	314 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Memory 80.8 1-Core 81.4 2-Core 202 68% 121 Pts	4-Core 405 8-Core 384 53% 395 Pts	64-Core 409 25% 409 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E387) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1379 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.4.1 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.2% Average	Lighting 59.8 Reflection 62.6 Parallax 89.6 49% 70.7 fps	MRender 62.2 Gravity 68.4 Splatting 46.8 47% 59.1 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,438 Write 2,239 Mixed 1,502 458% 2,060 MB/s	4K Read 62.5 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 84.7 280% 97.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,344 DQ Write 928 DQ Mixed 1,103 832% 1,125 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
WDC WD40EFAX-68JH4N0 4TB 2,601 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 0GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 100 Write 145 Mixed 73.3 24% 106 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 10.1 4K Mixed 0.6 16% 5.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 11.8 DQ Mixed 1.5 3% 4.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 38%
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$51 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 44GB free Firmware: UF500000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 64 39 46 83 80 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 429 Write 295 Mixed 274 SusWrite 102 61% 275 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 44.3 4K Mixed 17.7 78% 27.7 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 94.8 DQ Mixed 43.8 50% 85.4 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 55%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$80 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 23GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 126 114 130 118 96 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	69% Good	Read 130 Write 109 Mixed 88.2 SusWrite 110 81% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 88%
WD WD40EFZX-68AWUN0 4TB 1,814 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 176GB free Firmware: 81.00B81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 95 94 98 98 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 110 Write 104 Mixed 99.3 SusWrite 95.7 76% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.5 172% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 116%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G 0215 CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 KHX2400C15/8G 0215 CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	77.1% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 30 MC Mixed 25.4 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 23.5 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 79.1 51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 84%

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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	555x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	363x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	80x

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