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MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	51.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150902
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '21 at 11:17
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$90 342,244 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% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 266 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 517 8-Core 516 69% 516 Pts	64-Core 528 33% 528 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Lighting 63.4 Reflection 76.8 Parallax 66.2 52% 68.8 fps	MRender 69.6 Gravity 65.1 Splatting 59 52% 64.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X300 128GB-$170 2,748 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: X3540000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 488 Write 463 Mixed 295 92% 415 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 49.6 186% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 209 177% 261 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 92%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$34 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 871GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 38 36 36 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 148 Write 41.1 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 36.4 44% 61.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 80% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x4GB 3,078 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 23.6 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 31.6 SC Mixed 24.4 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 82%

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,289 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 45%

Speed boat

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 38%

Jet ski

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $127Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	577x
Core i5-6600KIntel $90Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	384x
Core i7-6700Intel $150Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	85x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	236x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	77x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	73x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	93x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	60x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	25x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	68x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	46x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $36Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	38x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $726

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Intel Core i5-13600K $225	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350