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 (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	31.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '23 at 15:47
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 132 2-Core 244 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 624 65% 524 Pts	64-Core 662 41% 662 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Jamesd0nkey JD480 480GB 155 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: JD2018 SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 73 42 77 6.3 7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 438 Write 402 Mixed 18 SusWrite 83.6 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 10.6 4K Write 12.2 4K Mixed 0.3 23% 7.7 MB/s	DQ Read 90.6 DQ Write 15.5 DQ Mixed 0.2 14% 35.4 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 90%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 541GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 144 146 144 146 145 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 140 Write 139 Mixed 92.6 SusWrite 145 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-8GVR 04CD F4-2400C15-4GVR 04CD F4-2400C15-4GVR 16GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	73% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 22.3 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 23.1 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 77%

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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 $130Bench 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 $94Bench 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 $515	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