MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50% 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	118% 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). 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	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '20 at 15:45
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$49 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	76% Very good	Memory 79 1-Core 114 2-Core 225 78% 139 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 432 57% 426 Pts	64-Core 435 27% 435 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$120 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0521) CLim: 1150 MHz, MLim: 2020 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.8.1 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50% Above average	Lighting 63.8 Reflection 56.7 Parallax 73 52% 64.5 fps	MRender 61 Gravity 61.4 Splatting 49.9 46% 57.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 338GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 437 444 459 457 462 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 464 Mixed 406 SusWrite 440 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 54.2 181% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$51 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 908GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 173 172 174 175 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 171 Mixed 124 SusWrite 174 118% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 108%
ASMT 2115 1TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 330GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 88 89 90 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	34.2% Below average	Read 67.5 Write 87.2 Mixed 49 SusWrite 88.8 102% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 72%
Phison USB DISK 50X 64GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 9GB free, PID 5200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 18 16 19 18 18 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Read 57 Write 53.5 Mixed 19.5 SusWrite 17.5 46% 36.9 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 2.2 117% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	82.7% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 29.1 91% 32 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 12.2 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 82.4 48% 82.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 97%

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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 $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	559x
Core i5-6600KIntel $49Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	370x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	83x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	226x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	74x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	70x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	88x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	57x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	24x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	63x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	44x
Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBHyperX $299Bench 79%, 20,912 samples	37x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $768

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