MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC (MS-7980)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics83.4% 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 Drive50% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7980
MotherboardMSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC (MS-7980)  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180625
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateSep 26 '18 at 00:15
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 20%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Memory 94.6
1-Core 103
2-Core 258
84% 152 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 760
72% 599 Pts
64-Core 782
48% 782 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Gigabyte(1458 3773) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.63
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.4% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 111
Parallax 95.1
86% 104 fps
MRender 96
Gravity 91.5
Splatting 97.7
78% 95.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 52 58 57 56 63 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
50% Average
Read 710
Write 104
Mixed 140
SusWrite 58.3
54% 253 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 17.1
4K Mixed 11.4
54% 16.1 MB/s
DQ Read 71.7
DQ Write 20.2
DQ Mixed 23.4
23% 38.4 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 50%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
MC Read 31.4
MC Write 34.2
MC Mixed 28.4
90% 31.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 34.9
SC Mixed 26.7
77% 26.8 GB/s
Latency 58.3
69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170I GAMING PRO AC (MS-7980) Builds (Compare 488 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC (MS-7980)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $464
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