MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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

13 months ago, 12 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit 色彩
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '23 at 04:51
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	TWN-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (45^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-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Memory 92.9 1-Core 122 2-Core 226 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 607 63% 509 Pts	64-Core 605 37% 605 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33% Below average	Lighting 42.2 Reflection 43.8 Parallax 39.9 34% 42 fps	MRender 36.7 Gravity 40.4 Splatting 34.7 30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 452GB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 404 402 297 28 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 450 Write 386 Mixed 24.4 SusWrite 250 62% 277 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 17.5 4K Mixed 0.5 35% 11.5 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 31.1 DQ Mixed 0.5 23% 59.8 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 100%
Adata Ultimate SU800 2TB-$668 2,601 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 593GB free Firmware: R0427A SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 424 424 329 147 301 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 360 Write 376 Mixed 319 SusWrite 324 78% 345 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 80.3 4K Mixed 26.9 99% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 292 212% 271 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 127%
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB 641 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 140 125 71 63 52 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 690GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 134 151 136 151 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 177 Mixed 83.7 SusWrite 143 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 113%
WD Purple 4TB (2014)-$71 8,426 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 376GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 81 81 82 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 75.2 Write 86 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 80.7 55% 74.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 100%
UFD 3.0 Silicon-Power256 248GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 77GB free, PID 6000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 97 114 97 98 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 238 Write 139 Mixed 110 SusWrite 104 181% 148 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 2 133% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3200 2x8GB 16,423 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	81.7% Excellent	MC Read 31 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 23.4 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 24 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 103%

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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 $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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	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