MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	80.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92% 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	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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 days ago, 14 days ago, 13 days ago, 12 days ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151022
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '23 at 15:48
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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-$111 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 87.4 1-Core 126 2-Core 249 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 391 8-Core 415 53% 403 Pts	64-Core 412 26% 412 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$280 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 3750) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 545.92 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 100 Parallax 91.9 84% 98.5 fps	MRender 97.1 Gravity 93.4 Splatting 79.6 73% 90 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 205GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 282 69 64 65 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 228 Mixed 381 SusWrite 132 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 74.6 4K Mixed 46.2 159% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 250 218% 325 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 126%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$57 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 238GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 372 380 452 453 450 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 442 Mixed 422 SusWrite 394 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 80.5 4K Mixed 48.5 156% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 295 241% 343 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 125%
Toshiba DT01ABA300 3TB 5,677 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: MZ6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 99 98 101 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 123 Write 130 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 98 69% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 124% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 88%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$62 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 54 54 54 55 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	33.9% Below average	Read 64.2 Write 44.5 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 53.5 37% 50.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4-2400 CL16 4GB 4x4GB 312 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 26 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 21.8 66% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 100%

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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	70	58	165	23.8"	1280 720	DELA0E7 Dell S2417DG

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,134 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 $220Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	516x
Core i5-6600KIntel $111Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	323x
Core i7-6700Intel $220Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	72x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	200x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	70x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	64x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $80Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	86x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $102Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	52x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $120Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	24x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	56x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	43x
Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBHyperX $299Bench 79%, 20,912 samples	31x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12400F $149	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $360	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $195	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $340	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	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) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $357	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16