MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics13.2% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150902
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateMay 30 '18 at 21:13
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 89.9
1-Core 127
2-Core 244
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 418
8-Core 628
65% 523 Pts
64-Core 688
43% 688 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K1200
Nvidia(10DE 1140) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1032 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 358.91
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
13.2% Very poor
Lighting 16.8
Reflection 13.3
Parallax 13.9
14% 14.7 fps
MRender 19.5
Gravity 12.8
Splatting 13.7
12% 15.3 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 13.2%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC26
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 168
Mixed 162
131% 174 MB/s
4K Read 0.76
4K Write 1.55
4K Mixed 0.14
76% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 104%
Great: 114%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
865GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
68.6% Good
Read 115
Write 124
Mixed 118
90% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.73
4K Mixed 0.49
132% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.2% Very good
MC Read 24.9
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 22.5
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 22.1
62% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 67.3
59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,227 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) - $174

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $778
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