MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 136% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	138% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92.2% 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.
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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	Цвета: 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 10 '19 at 16:35
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 819 84% 678 Pts	64-Core 819 51% 819 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Lighting 196 Reflection 205 Parallax 188 160% 196 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 194 Splatting 129 122% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 256GB-$164 6,726 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.6.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 225 187 197 200 217 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 365 Write 267 Mixed 293 SusWrite 209 64% 284 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 45 174% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 249 190% 256 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 90%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$99 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 151 154 155 155 156 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 159 Write 154 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 151 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 134% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 108%
ADATA HD650 1TB 1,807 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 19GB free, PID a35a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 59 59 59 59 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	25.4% Poor	Read 56.7 Write 56.5 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 58.7 66% 49.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 25.4% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 5,376 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 31.7 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 32 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 49 82% 49 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 111%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 38%

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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	363x
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 $139Bench 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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16