MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	52.6% 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	41.5% 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.

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	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '22 at 02:01
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 below expectations (39^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Memory 88 1-Core 126 2-Core 254 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 276 8-Core 442 44% 359 Pts	64-Core 426 26% 426 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 69.5% 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 (92^nd percentile)	52.6% Above average	Lighting 67.2 Reflection 73.1 Parallax 63.3 55% 67.9 fps	MRender 69.7 Gravity 51.8 Splatting 57.3 48% 59.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.6% 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: 230 117 115 57 48 48 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 410 Write 360 Mixed 312 SusWrite 102 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 22.1 4K Mixed 11.9 47% 15.8 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 86.1 DQ Mixed 35.6 44% 78.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 56%
Intenso Sata III 1TB 92 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 106GB free Firmware: U0503A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 322 363 333 288 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 448 Write 348 Mixed 344 SusWrite 288 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 66.5 4K Mixed 29.7 127% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 265 DQ Mixed 51.6 85% 160 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 104%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 41GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 110 127 121 107 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 127 Write 119 Mixed 21.4 SusWrite 112 68% 95 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$39 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 215GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 97 89 92 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 109 Write 77.4 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 93.4 68% 91.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 87%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 123GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 149 144 153 141 161 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 150 Write 146 Mixed 38.4 SusWrite 148 87% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 141% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 85.6% 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 below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.1% Above average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 12.8 55% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 9.5 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 87%

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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 $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $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) $32	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