MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 15 '18 at 17:32
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 88.3
1-Core 112
2-Core 220
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 457
8-Core 459
61% 458 Pts
64-Core 456
28% 456 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.8% Good
Lighting 79.4
Reflection 77.6
Parallax 66
65% 74.3 fps
MRender 72.8
Gravity 71.3
Splatting 72.8
59% 72.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67
492GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Read 163
Write 131
Mixed 143
110% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.88
4K Write 1.57
4K Mixed 0.13
80% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 107%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159
372GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GM4OA5CA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
49% Average
Read 85
Write 85.5
Mixed 85.4
64% 85.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 1.66
4K Mixed 0.41
98% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 49%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2133 C15 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.1% Average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 12.4
39% 13.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 12.6
SC Mixed 13.1
35% 12.3 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,228 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) - $174

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $778
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