MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50.2% 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	92.7% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '16 at 18:03
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 134 2-Core 244 90% 158 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 514 69% 515 Pts	64-Core 526 33% 526 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 853F) Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7570 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.2% Above average	Lighting 62.2 Reflection 67.4 Parallax 57.2 51% 62.3 fps	MRender 73.1 Gravity 59.4 Splatting 51.7 49% 61.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP600NS34 256GB 317 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.8f 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 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4067 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 359 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 508 (A9) Unknown 100 100 262145 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 193 193 47256043581 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 1100 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 132 (C2) HDA temperature 62 62 163210788902 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 31842053376 (EA) Unknown 100 100 41563595392 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 12320596822 (F2) Unknown 100 100 10976240962	92.7% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 298 Mixed 353 84% 381 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 27.4 142% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 29.3 94% 201 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 227030376 (03) Spinup time 93 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1355 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 73 60 8635610611 (09) Power-on hours count 76 76 21145 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 85 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 92 4295032841 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 74 54 437846042 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 50 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 75 75 51020 (C2) HDA temperature 26 46 68719476762 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -84361747620898 (F1) Unknown 100 253 11156213349758 (F2) Unknown 100 253 16666392596788	93.3% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 164 Mixed 113 109% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.79 4K Write 0.94 4K Mixed 0.34 88% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC4C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 196750280 (03) Spinup time 92 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1332 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 60885866 (09) Power-on hours count 76 76 21165 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 93 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 65538 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 43 168008941598 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 54 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 76 76 49880 (C2) HDA temperature 30 57 81604378654 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -51629801858144 (F1) Unknown 100 253 54159047490393 (F2) Unknown 100 253 134867491726896	90.4% Outstanding	Read 148 Write 167 Mixed 132 112% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.07 4K Write 1.18 4K Mixed 0.37 107% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB 4,860 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3100 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 29.2 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 29.7 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,231 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	555x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 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 $245Bench 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 $90Bench 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 $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16