MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	36.9% 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)
Boot Drive	283% 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.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150714
Uptime	26.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '20 at 02:59
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 94.3 1-Core 126 2-Core 262 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 432 62% 455 Pts	64-Core 478 30% 478 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.9% Below average	Lighting 48.3 Reflection 45.7 Parallax 40.7 39% 44.9 fps	MRender 39.2 Gravity 42.1 Splatting 37.3 32% 39.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 257GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 778 611 618 625 623 615 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 2,394 Write 2,285 Mixed 1,644 SusWrite 645 389% 1,742 MB/s	4K Read 59.9 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 90.7 295% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,392 DQ Write 1,100 DQ Mixed 1,232 926% 1,241 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 340%
Crucial M550 256GB-$152 8,333 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 80GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 454 424 424 441 435 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 443 Write 465 Mixed 331 SusWrite 438 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 45.6 169% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 235 211% 320 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 113%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 106GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 301 219 202 196 207 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 482 Mixed 402 SusWrite 267 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 64.4 223% 80.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 134%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 938GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 105 105 106 105 105 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 128 Write 130 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 105 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 29.4 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 31.3 SC Mixed 27.3 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 95%

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

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,228 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	554x
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	223x
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 $130Bench 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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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