MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics88.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive87% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180616
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateJan 08 '19 at 00:27
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 92.5
1-Core 120
2-Core 221
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 390
8-Core 587
61% 489 Pts
64-Core 648
40% 648 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Zotac(19DA 1396) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1607 MHz, MLim: 1805 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Lighting 114
Reflection 116
Parallax 106
93% 112 fps
MRender 97
Gravity 103
Splatting 92.5
79% 97.4 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 181 188 131 116 73 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
87% Excellent
Read 421
Write 369
Mixed 230
SusWrite 152
65% 293 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 35.9
156% 60.7 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 239
197% 286 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 87%
Great: 101%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30
776GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 179 162 182 178 180 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 196
Mixed 36.8
SusWrite 176
108% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
139% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 104%
Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
359GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 153 153 154 151 152 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 149
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 152
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 100%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2133 C14 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.1% Good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 25.9
MC Mixed 20.5
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 19.5
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 63.2
63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 83%

 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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