MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	55.6% 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	90.1% 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.

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System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171213
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '19 at 17:21
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 below expectations (29^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Memory 82.3 1-Core 101 2-Core 212 74% 132 Pts	4-Core 302 8-Core 329 42% 316 Pts	64-Core 334 21% 334 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.2.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Lighting 68.2 Reflection 60 Parallax 82.5 56% 70.2 fps	MRender 61.4 Gravity 58.6 Splatting 79 56% 66.4 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$42 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 96 73 69 69 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 447 Write 394 Mixed 296 SusWrite 114 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 90.8 4K Mixed 44.6 159% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 333 258% 352 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 114%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 44GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 315 306 284 243 220 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 411 Mixed 414 SusWrite 291 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 49.3 164% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 358 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 15GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 472 Write 418 Mixed 362 93% 417 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 53.6 176% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 352 263% 350 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 20GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 128 129 129 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 124 Write 126 Mixed 69 SusWrite 128 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 190% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	66.3% Good	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 21.6 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 24.9 SC Mixed 17.6 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 88%

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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	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 $133	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