MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	33.4% 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	194% 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.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170421
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '17 at 21:27
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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 (100^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 133 2-Core 266 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 530 71% 530 Pts	64-Core 531 33% 531 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% MSI(1462 2825) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.4% Below average	Lighting 39.9 Reflection 40.7 Parallax 37.4 32% 39.3 fps	MRender 56 Gravity 39.9 Splatting 36.4 35% 44.1 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 1,950 Write 854 Mixed 1,103 286% 1,303 MB/s	4K Read 50.7 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 30.7 201% 80.3 MB/s	DQ Read 52.3 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 31.2 49% 88.2 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 243%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 369GB free Firmware: CR100-12 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 253 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 7872 (04) Start/Stop count 83 83 17641 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 0 (07) Seek error rate 253 253 0 (08) Seek timer performance 253 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 18465 (0A) Spinup retry count 253 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 253 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5442 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 123481 (BB) vendor-specific 253 253 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 28 (BE) vendor-specific 67 46 33 (C2) HDA temperature 145 76 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 123481 (C4) Reallocation count 253 253 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 253 253 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 253 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 199 58 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 4	24.5% Poor	Read 40.7 Write 44.5 Mixed 46.2 33% 43.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.13 4K Mixed 0.34 76% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 24.5% Great: 44%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 128GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 168 2325 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2192 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3539 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 745 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 58 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 6446 (C2) HDA temperature 118 98 25 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	60.2% Good	Read 113 Write 96.2 Mixed 106 79% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 2.12 4K Mixed 0.31 108% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$50 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 225GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 6 (03) Spinup time 176 170 4183 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6345 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 78 78 16423 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4055 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 542 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5802 (C2) HDA temperature 119 86 28 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 1	54.5% Above average	Read 105 Write 84.6 Mixed 79.2 67% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.67 4K Mixed 0.25 76% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$65 6,723 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 27.4 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 33.6 SC Mixed 25.4 71% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 105%

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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 $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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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