MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	185% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	104% 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.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '21 at 09:09
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 above expectations (79^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Memory 80.8 1-Core 109 2-Core 178 72% 123 Pts	4-Core 381 8-Core 606 61% 493 Pts	64-Core 600 37% 600 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$899 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	185% Outstanding	Lighting 262 Reflection 254 Parallax 287 214% 268 fps	MRender 316 Gravity 236 Splatting 175 191% 242 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 377GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 414 409 419 422 420 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 421 Mixed 355 SusWrite 410 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 89.7 4K Mixed 43.9 148% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 330 250% 336 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 124%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 369GB free Firmware: 00RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 326 295 294 293 295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 371 Write 369 Mixed 273 SusWrite 311 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 45.4 166% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 244 206% 302 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 107%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 149GB free Firmware: 00RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 275 271 274 269 270 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 409 Write 340 Mixed 201 SusWrite 276 69% 306 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 41.8 152% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 118 143% 253 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 107%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 648GB free Firmware: 00RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 253 214 251 264 264 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 433 Write 318 Mixed 241 SusWrite 256 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 38.5 4K Mixed 14.2 59% 22.1 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 82.1 DQ Mixed 30.2 42% 77.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 58%

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 below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68% Good	MC Read 24 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 21.5 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 20.3 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 79.1 51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 73%

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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	555x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	363x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	81x

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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	56x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16