MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC (MS-7980)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics82.2% 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 Drive36.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7980
MotherboardMSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC (MS-7980)  (all builds)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160726
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateFeb 18 '19 at 16:55
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User CHL-User
Background CPU 43%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 139
2-Core 262
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 768
75% 613 Pts
64-Core 757
47% 757 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.2% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 116
Parallax 96.2
84% 105 fps
MRender 96.6
Gravity 94.8
Splatting 99.5
80% 97 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 112 90 100 95 99 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
36.7% Below average
Read 298
Write 158
Mixed 171
SusWrite 104
40% 183 MB/s
4K Read 9.7
4K Write 15
4K Mixed 19.8
48% 14.8 MB/s
DQ Read 78.9
DQ Write 40.8
DQ Mixed 48.9
39% 56.2 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
53.6% Above average
MC Read 19
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 14.5
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 17.1
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 51.8
77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 57%

 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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