MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
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 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 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	52.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151022
Uptime	6.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '23 at 10:39
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

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 as expected (42^nd percentile)	79.9% Very good	Memory 85.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 247 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 693 66% 546 Pts	64-Core 693 43% 693 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$279 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 397D) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 127 Parallax 136 112% 134 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 101 Splatting 95.8 90% 113 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO 500GB 130 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 547GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVQ02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 404 Write 81.4 Mixed 122 44% 203 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 76.5 4K Mixed 22.9 97% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 88 DQ Mixed 111 89% 127 MB/s
Poor: 94% Great: 129%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 145GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 470 Write 453 Mixed 373 96% 432 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 80.6 4K Mixed 48.4 162% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 351 266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 105% Great: 123%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 93.2 Write 61.7 Mixed 70.9 57% 75.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 96%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,128 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1.5TB free, PID a00c Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 40.1 Write 41 Mixed 23.6 44% 34.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 64% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 44%
TOSHIBA USB FLASH DRIVE 16GB 970 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 12GB free, PID 1408 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 106 Write 12.7 Mixed 15.7 38% 44.8 MB/s	4K Read 9.2 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 44% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU32GX4M2C3200C16 4x16GB 624 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.4% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 25 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 34.3 SC Mixed 25.8 73% 25.5 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 130%

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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	71	59	60	32"	1280 720	ACR049D XB321HK

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,231 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	362x
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	74x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	69x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	88x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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	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 $256	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16