MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	111% 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	108% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '20 at 20:17
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Memory 80.8 1-Core 110 2-Core 205 75% 132 Pts	4-Core 356 8-Core 516 54% 436 Pts	64-Core 536 33% 536 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 80%

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: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	111% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 146 Parallax 137 117% 142 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 167 Splatting 115 108% 133 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 235GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 418 431 452 457 450 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 444 Mixed 357 SusWrite 434 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 44.5 157% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 262 207% 291 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 107GB free Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 398 328 218 191 165 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 386 Write 380 Mixed 318 SusWrite 284 77% 342 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 56.1 4K Mixed 33.8 114% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 206 187% 287 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 107%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 475GB free Firmware: X41200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 402 318 309 301 297 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 462 Write 416 Mixed 306 SusWrite 338 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 53.6 4K Mixed 35.6 115% 38.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 244 206% 303 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 107%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 496GB free Firmware: UH4400RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 288 258 116 24 45 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 433 Write 359 Mixed 307 SusWrite 182 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 41 4K Mixed 13.4 59% 22.5 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 95.8 DQ Mixed 30.5 44% 81.7 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 58%
Corsair Voyager Mini 16GB 88 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 15GB free, PID 0b29 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.6 9.9 10 10 10 9.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	4.27% Terrible	Read 14.7 Write 9.8 Mixed 7.8 SusWrite 9.8 14% 10.5 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.27% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905625-030.A00G 9905625-030.A00G 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	68.3% Good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 22.2 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 19.1 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 79 51% 79 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 73%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,233 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	363x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	80x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	223x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	56x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	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