MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 63.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	19.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	58.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 8 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.

Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150902
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '18 at 21:29
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	74%

PC Performing below expectations (26^th 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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Memory 68.3 1-Core 92.9 2-Core 189 65% 117 Pts	4-Core 334 8-Core 356 46% 345 Pts	64-Core 402 25% 402 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% MSI(1462 2825) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.34 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	19.5% Very poor	Lighting 21.3 Reflection 25.8 Parallax 27 17% 24.7 fps	MRender 34.1 Gravity 29.6 Splatting 25.1 24% 29.6 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 184 195 246 216 202 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 291 Write 279 Mixed 256 SusWrite 198 58% 256 MB/s	4K Read 14.3 4K Write 35.4 4K Mixed 20.1 66% 23.3 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 312 234% 312 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 134%
Hitachi HDS722516VLSA80 165GB 513 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 84GB free Firmware: V34OA6MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 46 46 45 45 46 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	26.9% Poor	Read 49.5 Write 48.5 Mixed 33.3 SusWrite 43.8 32% 43.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 120% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 26.9% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 26.1 80% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 18.2 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 97%

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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%

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	553x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	360x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	79x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	222x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	73x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	69x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	88x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	56x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	24x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	61x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16