MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.9% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	33.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 23 '21 at 20:04
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Memory 85.5 1-Core 104 2-Core 211 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 413 8-Core 403 55% 408 Pts	64-Core 408 25% 408 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7984) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	4.9% Terrible	Lighting 5.6 Reflection 4 Parallax 6.7 5% 5.43 fps	MRender 4.8 Gravity 5.8 Splatting 8.8 6% 6.47 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.9% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Transcend SSD220 240GB-$38 12,548 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1031B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 6.7 7.1 4.9 5 2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 440 Write 5.5 Mixed 79.8 SusWrite 6.4 28% 133 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 4.2 55% 13.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 93%
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44 40,147 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 176GB free Firmware: 1AC01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 114 114 114 114 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 107 Write 112 Mixed 61.3 SusWrite 113 72% 98.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 190% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 62%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 250GB-$44 9,759 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 156GB free Firmware: GM2OA52A SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 52 52 52 52 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	28.5% Poor	Read 47.5 Write 43.3 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 51.4 32% 42.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 50%
Generic External 120GB 345 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 111GB free, PID 0840 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 38 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	16.9% Very poor	Read 36.2 Write 37.7 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 39 47% 34.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 56% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 1x8GB 10,361 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.4% Poor	MC Read 11.1 MC Write 8.3 MC Mixed 8.4 26% 9.27 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 11.4 26% 9.1 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 46%

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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	553x
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	222x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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