MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.59% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive113% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180616
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 01 '22 at 11:12
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Memory 82.6
1-Core 122
2-Core 237
82% 147 Pts
4-Core 441
8-Core 630
67% 536 Pts
64-Core 628
39% 628 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
MSI(1462 7984) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1340
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
6.59% Terrible
Lighting 7
Reflection 8.9
Parallax 8.4
6% 8.1 fps
MRender 9.6
Gravity 6.7
Splatting 13
8% 9.77 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.59%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190
426GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 417 422 409 410 413 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 424
Write 414
Mixed 360
SusWrite 413
91% 403 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 51.4
182% 66.9 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 319
240% 322 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 113%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905625-030.A00G 9905625-030.A00G 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
72.8% Very good
MC Read 26
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 23
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 23.7
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 75.8
53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 73%

 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 1,234 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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