MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics77% 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 Drive70.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180616
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 11 '20 at 18:55
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User ARE-User
Background CPU 25%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
67.4% Good
Memory 70.5
1-Core 97.8
2-Core 209
69% 126 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 352
49% 364 Pts
64-Core 407
25% 407 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
PNY(196E 119D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77% Very good
Lighting 94.9
Reflection 106
Parallax 95.9
77% 98.9 fps
MRender 92.1
Gravity 94.8
Splatting 93
76% 93.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TE128HMGR-000H1 128GB
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT09H0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 124 130 129 132 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
70.4% Very good
Read 440
Write 126
Mixed 152
SusWrite 128
46% 212 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 85.2
4K Mixed 24.4
115% 45.1 MB/s
DQ Read 341
DQ Write 133
DQ Mixed 61.6
92% 179 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 79%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
862GB free
Firmware: HPH4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 197 201 200 200 201 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 185
Mixed 85
SusWrite 197
121% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
143% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 113%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C12 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.7% Good
MC Read 24.5
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 23.6
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 23.1
SC Mixed 19.6
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 100
40% 100 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 117%

 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 1,231 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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