MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	61.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	73.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160330
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '18 at 15:41
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6100-$76 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Memory 89.9 1-Core 109 2-Core 209 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 307 8-Core 275 40% 291 Pts	64-Core 302 19% 302 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8506) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	61.1% Good	Lighting 77.1 Reflection 80 Parallax 72.6 63% 76.5 fps	MRender 77.8 Gravity 72.2 Splatting 64.4 58% 71.5 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 65GB free Firmware: 3.2.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1520 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1572 (A5) Unknown 100 100 432683 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 110 (AE) Unknown 100 100 155 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 54 46 279174119470 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 366 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 340 (F1) Unknown 100 100 12688402571 (F2) Unknown 100 100 14973949882	50% Above average	Read 453 Write 280 Mixed 346 80% 360 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 17.7 4K Mixed 8.46 46% 14.4 MB/s	DQ Read 37.8 DQ Write 18.8 DQ Mixed 9.32 12% 22 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 56%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 7796 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3097 (A5) Unknown 100 100 940783765883 (A6) Unknown 100 100 15 (A7) Unknown 100 100 38 (A8) Unknown 100 100 82 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 55 (AE) Unknown 100 100 292 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 63 58 249109086245 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 6623024122624 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 12578 (EA) Unknown 100 100 25480 (F1) Unknown 253 253 16954 (F2) Unknown 253 253 25401 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	73.3% Very good	Read 477 Write 332 Mixed 314 83% 374 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 75.3 4K Mixed 14 109% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 35.4 DQ Write 87.4 DQ Mixed 14.7 25% 45.8 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 101%
ASMT 2115 500GB 2,879 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 126GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 67.3 Write 83.9 Mixed 64.8 95% 72 MB/s	4K Read 0.33 4K Write 1.84 4K Mixed 0.28 74% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 166%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.M8FA 1x8GB 831 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.7% Below average	MC Read 12.3 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 10 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 5.8 SC Write 9.5 SC Mixed 9.7 24% 8.33 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 42%

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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 $129Bench 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