MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 43% Speed boat	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (7th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 93 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 27.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics	46% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	12.7% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	2.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '22 at 21:06
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	82%

PC Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	27.2% Poor	Memory 28.4 1-Core 77.1 2-Core 72.6 35% 59.4 Pts	4-Core 140 8-Core 200 21% 170 Pts	64-Core 147 9% 147 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46% Average	Lighting 60.8 Reflection 5.1 Parallax 10.1 50% 25.3 fps	MRender 52.8 Gravity 52.9 Splatting 40.3 39% 48.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF4004RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 82 68 61 32 33 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	12.7% Very poor	Read 157 Write 162 Mixed 107 SusWrite 57.1 27% 121 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 2.4 10% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 12.7% Great: 56%
Intenso Sata III 1TB 92 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 57GB free Firmware: U0503A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 113 98 110 73 77 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	32.9% Below average	Read 198 Write 162 Mixed 163 SusWrite 94 35% 154 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 23.1 4K Mixed 8.3 34% 12.8 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 47.3 80% 152 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 104%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 107GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 93 83 104 62 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 100 Write 87.5 Mixed 21.4 SusWrite 83.7 53% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 301GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 63 65 60 54 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 83.6 Write 79.8 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 60.1 52% 70.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 87%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2GB free Firmware: 0.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 118 Write 135 Mixed 28.2 68% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$118 9,846 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	31.1% Below average	MC Read 11.7 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 15 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 1 SC Write 4.3 SC Mixed 2 7% 2.43 GB/s	Latency 264 15% 264 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 87%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	362x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	79x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	223x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 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 $130Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $37	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