MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	304% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '22 at 15:17
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Memory 82.3 1-Core 122 2-Core 209 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 632 64% 517 Pts	64-Core 657 41% 657 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 406GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1077 864 857 848 860 857 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	304% Outstanding	Read 2,566 Write 2,091 Mixed 1,356 SusWrite 894 385% 1,726 MB/s	4K Read 66 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 96.7 318% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,260 DQ Write 891 DQ Mixed 1,053 792% 1,068 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 304% Great: 355%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 223GB free Firmware: 03070103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 153 94 43 43 41 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 468 Write 345 Mixed 298 SusWrite 121 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 69.7 4K Mixed 39.8 132% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 145 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 118 95% 133 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 100%
Crucial MX200 mSATA 250GB 974 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 233GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 379 404 392 399 412 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 420 Mixed 356 SusWrite 387 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 47.6 154% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 255 219% 323 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 780GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 62 43 41 43 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 169 Write 76.9 Mixed 74 SusWrite 49.8 68% 92.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMK16GX4M1A2666C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 32GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	48.9% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 14.9 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 16.7 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 68%

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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 $88Bench 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 $140Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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