MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.3% 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)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151022
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '18 at 20:41
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.8 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 152 2-Core 305 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 849 86% 697 Pts	64-Core 848 52% 848 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.31 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Lighting 64.9 Reflection 70.2 Parallax 61.9 53% 65.7 fps	MRender 74.3 Gravity 60.3 Splatting 56.4 51% 63.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WD4005FZBX-00K5W 4TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.0 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	24.2% Poor	Read 222 Write 216 Mixed 206 48% 215 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 9.06 4K Mixed 0.67 7% 3.48 MB/s	DQ Read 1.68 DQ Write 6.15 DQ Mixed 1.54 2% 3.12 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 24.2% Great: 49%
Samsung SSD 250GB 2,741 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 224GB free Firmware: EMT0 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 496 Mixed 504 113% 506 MB/s	4K Read 50.7 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 61.3 224% 80.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 134 153% 264 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 126%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 219GB free (System drive) Firmware: 05.0 Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 72.9 Write 95 Mixed 73.2 60% 80.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.11 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.34 66% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299 20,912 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	83.2% Excellent	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 25.4 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 33.2 SC Mixed 25.8 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 91%

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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	555x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	363x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	81x

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 $94Bench 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 $293	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16