MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	125% 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.

Run History

22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 26 '22 at 01:41
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 131 2-Core 261 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 721 73% 589 Pts	64-Core 734 45% 734 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 411 322 322 321 321 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 521 Write 497 Mixed 466 SusWrite 337 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 62.9 217% 78.9 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 363 274% 366 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 126%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 318GB free Firmware: 4B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 483 488 488 487 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 411 Mixed 473 SusWrite 459 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 65.4 221% 80 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%
GOODRAM 240GB 8,481 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 138GB free Firmware: 22.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 425 426 429 429 431 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 439 Write 409 Mixed 295 SusWrite 406 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 39.8 156% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 169 166% 262 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 102%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 51GB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 115 117 117 123 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 114 Write 117 Mixed 106 SusWrite 117 84% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 83%
WD Green 1.5TB (2011)-$51 6,566 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 56GB free Firmware: AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 102 104 103 107 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 119 Write 109 Mixed 78.6 SusWrite 102 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IR3000D464L16S/8G 075D GY3000D464L16S/8G 16GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 27.7 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 42.9 SC Mixed 30.7 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 99%

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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	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 $140Bench 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