MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.8% 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	106% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171213
Uptime	12.5 Days
Run Date	May 07 '18 at 05:20
Run Duration	108 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 84.4 1-Core 113 2-Core 227 79% 141 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 454 61% 455 Pts	64-Core 459 28% 459 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Lighting 67.5 Reflection 71.8 Parallax 67.5 55% 68.9 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 63.3 Splatting 56.4 51% 63.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-256S2C 256GB 315 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2581 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 120 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 26 (AE) Unknown 100 100 28 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 91 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 8444 (F1) Unknown 100 100 168507 (F2) Unknown 100 100 128992	106% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 472 Mixed 498 110% 494 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 31.4 144% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 25.9 97% 216 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 866GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 68 (03) Spinup time 126 126 12896829623 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1619 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 108 108 37 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 18008 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 466 (C0) Power-off retract count 91 91 11940 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 91 91 11940 (C2) HDA temperature 193 193 180389412895 (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	104% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 182 Mixed 185 138% 182 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 1.79 4K Mixed 0.21 88% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2800 2OZ 4x4GB 872 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.7% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 25 78% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 21.8 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 104%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,228 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	554x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	360x
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	73x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	69x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	88x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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	61x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16