MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.6% 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	49.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

22 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '22 at 01:10
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 91.8 1-Core 121 2-Core 242 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 372 54% 396 Pts	64-Core 467 29% 467 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Lighting 67.5 Reflection 71.5 Parallax 64.1 55% 67.7 fps	MRender 67.7 Gravity 64.6 Splatting 56.2 51% 62.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF4004RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 77 79 37 45 33 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 449 Write 372 Mixed 307 SusWrite 81.7 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 44.9 4K Mixed 13.5 75% 26.9 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 97 DQ Mixed 36 47% 84.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 56%
Intenso Sata III 1TB 92 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 106GB free Firmware: U0503A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 379 183 128 134 76 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 485 Write 418 Mixed 410 SusWrite 212 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 33.1 148% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 53.4 100% 195 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 104%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 41GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 106 132 121 125 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 108 Write 101 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 120 66% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 215GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 101 102 90 90 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 124 Write 115 Mixed 88.6 SusWrite 95.1 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 87%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 123GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 184 168 139 141 190 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 141 Write 128 Mixed 22.9 SusWrite 165 82% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 129% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$118 9,846 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 25.4 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 32.1 SC Mixed 24.3 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,233 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 $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 $94Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16