MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50.9% 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	99% 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.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171213
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '18 at 20:00
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 564 76% 566 Pts	64-Core 557 34% 557 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.9% Above average	Lighting 63.8 Reflection 68.5 Parallax 61.3 52% 64.5 fps	MRender 70.4 Gravity 57.4 Splatting 53.6 49% 60.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 571GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2373 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 12 (B1) Unknown 99 1 10 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 57 51 43 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 5 (F1) Unknown 99 99 18900429894	99% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 401 Mixed 425 99% 443 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 31.7 134% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 131 146% 251 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 133%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB 8,475 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 956GB free Firmware: 0108 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 105 Write 118 Mixed 61.1 70% 94.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.94 4K Write 3.55 4K Mixed 0.4 150% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 65%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$45 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 156GB free Firmware: HP70 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 106 99 12156064 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 2007 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 39728165 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 3218 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1558 (B4) Unknown 100 100 608481908 (B7) Unknown 98 98 2 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 2 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 53 571998242 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 43 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 7651 (C2) HDA temperature 34 47 64424509474 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	89.3% Excellent	Read 137 Write 173 Mixed 139 112% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 5.28 4K Mixed 0.84 219% 2.26 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 112%
Intenso Premium Line 16GB 184 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 15GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	10.5% Very poor	Read 38 Write 8.65 Mixed 11.1 19% 19.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.11 4K Write 0.71 4K Mixed 0.53 57% 1.78 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 10.5% Great: 26%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 35.8 MC Mixed 29.6 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 27.3 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 97%

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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	80x

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 $139Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16