MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.4% 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	91.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	16.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151022
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '23 at 10:12
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (47^th 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-$163 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 89.5 1-Core 133 2-Core 225 86% 149 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 662 68% 546 Pts	64-Core 658 41% 658 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58.4% Above average	Lighting 72.5 Reflection 76.4 Parallax 74.3 59% 74.4 fps	MRender 76.5 Gravity 71.1 Splatting 64 57% 70.5 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$129 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 206 195 198 183 175 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 305 Mixed 321 SusWrite 196 73% 327 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 83.7 4K Mixed 42.1 145% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 334 254% 343 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 124%
HyperX Savage 240GB-$90 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 33GB free Firmware: SAFM00.r SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 462 230 205 374 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 473 Mixed 315 SusWrite 308 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 85.7 4K Mixed 36.4 136% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 68.4 130% 259 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$55 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 589GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 145 146 148 146 150 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 158 Write 166 Mixed 80.9 SusWrite 145 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 4x8GB-$165 6,271 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.7% Very good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 21.9 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 23.7 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 113%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	59	34	60	32"	1280 720	BNQ8026 BenQ PD3200Q

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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 $163Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	402x
Core i5-6600KIntel $143Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	246x
Core i7-6700Intel $350Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	53x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	158x
GTX 1080Nvidia $323Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	56x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	49x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	69x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	38x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	20x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	44x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	31x
Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBHyperX $299Bench 79%, 20,912 samples	25x

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Total price: $871

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $320	Nvidia RTX 3060 $350	Crucial MX500 250GB $34
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $419	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $158	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	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) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16