MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC (MS-7980)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics128% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive96.4% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7980
MotherboardMSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC (MS-7980)  (all builds)
Memory8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160223
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 09 '19 at 23:57
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Memory 92.9
1-Core 126
2-Core 247
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 687
70% 565 Pts
64-Core 690
43% 690 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396
Gigabyte(1458 37C5) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.63
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 175
Reflection 169
Parallax 164
143% 170 fps
MRender 185
Gravity 149
Splatting 113
118% 149 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 480GB-$129
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0330AA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 158 77 78 77 78 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 436
Mixed 389
SusWrite 144
82% 367 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 49.6
172% 64 MB/s
DQ Read 321
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 242
204% 295 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 95%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
442GB free
Firmware: M3CR010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 459 458 447 419 421 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 452
Mixed 434
SusWrite 440
103% 459 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 57.5
194% 71.3 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 294
239% 340 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 124%
Great: 125%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
713GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 144 144 144 144 144 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
86% Excellent
Read 156
Write 146
Mixed 95.7
SusWrite 144
100% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 86%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2800 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
70.8% Very good
MC Read 27
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 20.3
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 26.1
SC Mixed 22.7
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 62.2
64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 70.8%
Great: 93%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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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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HDDRAMUSB
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