MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	66.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	29% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (99%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	1.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151022
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '22 at 18:58
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	99%

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PC Performing way below expectations (19^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	52.7% Above average	Memory 70.5 1-Core 85.7 2-Core 161 61% 106 Pts	4-Core 195 8-Core 252 28% 223 Pts	64-Core 258 16% 258 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4013) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	66.5% Good	Lighting 82 Reflection 83.7 Parallax 77.2 67% 81 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 75.5 Splatting 69.6 66% 82.2 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 320 Series 120GB-$89 9,651 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4PC10302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 88 63 61 53 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	29% Poor	Read 162 Write 122 Mixed 124 SusWrite 69.4 27% 119 MB/s	4K Read 10.8 4K Write 26 4K Mixed 12.2 46% 16.3 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 51.4 DQ Mixed 60.8 54% 83.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 48%
Transcend TS240GMTS420S 240GB 851 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 217GB free Firmware: V0111A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 292 329 326 355 363 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 353 Write 302 Mixed 256 SusWrite 322 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 42.1 4K Mixed 19.9 79% 27.6 MB/s	DQ Read 210 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 51.3 93% 181 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 88%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 143 146 145 145 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 129 Write 124 Mixed 69.1 SusWrite 144 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT4G4DFS8213.M8FA 2x4GB 1,059 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	49.6% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 19.7 MC Mixed 16.6 51% 18 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 12.2 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 78%

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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 1,228 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	554x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	360x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	79x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	223x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	73x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	69x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	88x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	56x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	24x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	61x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16