MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 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 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	31.2% 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)
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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	20.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '23 at 11:55
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Memory 82 1-Core 117 2-Core 218 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 363 8-Core 565 57% 464 Pts	64-Core 516 32% 516 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360 38,995 User benchmarks, average bench 32% Asus(1043 83F6) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.98 Performing below potential (54^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.2% Below average	Lighting 36.2 Reflection 34.6 Parallax 47.2 30% 39.3 fps	MRender 47.3 Gravity 45.4 Splatting 36.2 34% 43 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 488 Write 419 Mixed 358 94% 422 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 87.8 4K Mixed 42.3 153% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 349 266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 53GB free Firmware: RVT22B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 313 314 315 306 294 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 439 Mixed 418 SusWrite 327 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 53.4 172% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 126%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 44GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 47 48 47 47 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	Read 62.5 Write 53.7 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 47 40% 54.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 177GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 76 75 77 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 71.7 Write 59.8 Mixed 47.6 SusWrite 75.8 47% 63.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C12D4/8GX KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C12D4/8GX 32GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	67.9% Good	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 21.3 67% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 22.1 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 76.9 52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 67.9% 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	363x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	80x

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 $139Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16