MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	135% 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.
Boot Drive	235% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170421
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '18 at 14:00
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^th 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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 781 82% 656 Pts	64-Core 770 48% 770 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2952 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 190 Reflection 211 Parallax 189 155% 197 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 189 Splatting 129 121% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 786 743 736 700 677 646 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 2,072 Write 886 Mixed 721 SusWrite 715 242% 1,098 MB/s	4K Read 52.1 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 61.8 259% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,048 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 372 355% 579 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 243%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$28 10,651 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 535GB free Firmware: GKAOA90A SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 140 142 142 142 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 143 Write 145 Mixed 52 SusWrite 141 87% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 1.1 240% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 46%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB 44,506 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 547GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 254 262 262 262 258 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 104%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 16GB 8,778 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 9GB free, PID 5571 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.3 1.6 4.1 5.9 6 4.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	9.73% Terrible	Read 25.3 Write 6.3 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 4.6 10% 10.1 MB/s	4K Read 8.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 2 133% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.73% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB 6,687 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 29.9 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 29.9 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 106%

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Gaming 45%

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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 $81Bench 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 $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	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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16