MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33.5% 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	48.4% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151022
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '21 at 00:31
Run Duration	311 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 267 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 385 63% 447 Pts	64-Core 343 21% 343 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	33.5% Below average	Lighting 42.8 Reflection 45.9 Parallax 40.9 35% 43.2 fps	MRender 37.7 Gravity 40.9 Splatting 35.3 31% 38 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: BBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 76 76 70 61 65 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	48.4% Average	Read 239 Write 120 Mixed 171 SusWrite 70.9 33% 150 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 65.7 4K Mixed 17.8 102% 37.5 MB/s	DQ Read 85.8 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 96.9 76% 103 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 75%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 386GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 142 140 142 142 141 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 153 Write 152 Mixed 109 SusWrite 139 102% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 109%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 320GB-$54 8,918 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 98GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 61 63 63 63 55 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	31.6% Below average	Read 50.7 Write 37.3 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 59.4 33% 44.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 72% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	84.6% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 26.8 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 34.4 SC Mixed 25 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 64: 6R 6G 16B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
64%	51%	55	347	286	60	21.5"	1920 1080	GSM58BF E2242

History: Score 37: 2R 6G 9B | Score 65: 7R 6G 12B | Score 54: 4R 7G 13B | Score 64: 6R 6G 16B

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 86%

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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