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MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	30.3% 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	93.2% 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.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '20 at 11:53
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	51%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7400-$70 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Memory 81.1 1-Core 112 2-Core 215 77% 136 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 420 55% 412 Pts	64-Core 407 25% 407 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$449 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 855B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1723 MHz, MLim: 1827 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.48 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.3% Below average	Lighting 6.27 Reflection 115 Parallax 105 5% 75.6 fps	MRender 97.3 Gravity 100 Splatting 93.4 79% 97 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteonit LCT-256M3S 2.5 7mm 256GB 2,208 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: VRDC SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 288 271 339 329 296 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 337 Mixed 282 SusWrite 298 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 84.4 4K Mixed 38 143% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 178 162% 247 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 94%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB 12,928 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 741GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 94 95 97 95 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 117 Write 110 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 94.8 69% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 77%
Seagate ST4000VX000-1F4168 4TB 3,084 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: CV13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 167 169 169 170 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 157 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 168 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA851U6AFR6N-UH Kingston KHX2666C15D4/4G HMA851U6AFR6N-UH 859B BLS4G4D26BFSB.8FE 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	80.1% Excellent	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 26.2 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 23.2 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 78.4 51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 80%

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

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Typical Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,294 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	579x
Core i5-6600KIntel $90Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	386x
Core i7-6700Intel $130Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	85x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	238x
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	94x
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	69x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	47x
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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