MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics30.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive93.2% 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 (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180616
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 26 '20 at 11:53
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU 51%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$91
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Memory 81.1
1-Core 112
2-Core 215
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 420
55% 412 Pts
64-Core 407
25% 407 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Asus(1043 855B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1723 MHz, MLim: 1827 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.48
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
30.3% Below average
Lighting 6.27
Reflection 115
Parallax 105
5% 75.6 fps
MRender 97.3
Gravity 100
Splatting 93.4
79% 97 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 30.3%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LCT-256M3S 2.5 7mm 256GB
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VRDC
SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 288 271 339 329 296 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Read 462
Write 337
Mixed 282
SusWrite 298
77% 345 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 84.4
4K Mixed 38
143% 51.8 MB/s
DQ Read 293
DQ Write 271
DQ Mixed 178
162% 247 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 94%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB
741GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 94 95 97 95 95 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
60.8% Good
Read 117
Write 110
Mixed 55.5
SusWrite 94.8
69% 94.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
167% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 77%
Seagate ST4000VX000-1F4168 4TB
1TB free
Firmware: CV13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 167 169 169 170 170 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
93% Outstanding
Read 157
Write 157
Mixed 78.7
SusWrite 168
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 93%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA851U6AFR6N-UH Kingston KHX2666C15D4/4G HMA851U6AFR6N-UH 859B BLS4G4D26BFSB.8FE 16GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
80.1% Excellent
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 26.2
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 23.2
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 78.4
51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 79%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 80%

 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 1,233 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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