MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics79.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive95.3% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150807
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateJan 26 '22 at 18:45
Run Duration191 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
71.3% Very good
Memory 81.1
1-Core 94.1
2-Core 181
69% 119 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 506
52% 419 Pts
64-Core 499
31% 499 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.49
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.4% Very good
Lighting 98.9
Reflection 113
Parallax 107
81% 106 fps
MRender 96.3
Gravity 98.4
Splatting 89.1
77% 94.6 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 287 133 126 119 86 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Read 454
Write 349
Mixed 338
SusWrite 191
74% 333 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 80.4
4K Mixed 48
160% 55.1 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 348
262% 350 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
90GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 157 161 161 116 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 171
Mixed 102
SusWrite 141
111% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C14 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.3% Good
MC Read 24.1
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 20.5
63% 21.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 18.4
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 78.5
51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 99%

 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 1,231 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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HDDRAMUSB
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