MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC (MS-7980)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics101% 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 Drive93.1% 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)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160523
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 28 '20 at 19:16
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 (99th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Memory 94
1-Core 140
2-Core 281
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 760
77% 626 Pts
64-Core 765
47% 765 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 142
Parallax 133
105% 134 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 127
Splatting 106
94% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 540s Series 480GB
220GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LSF031C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 136 124 167 150 113 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Read 489
Write 413
Mixed 385
SusWrite 171
82% 364 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 46.4
167% 63.8 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 224
177% 247 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
903GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 178 176 180 179 180 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 168
Mixed 122
SusWrite 178
119% 162 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 103%
Great: 109%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: SBK2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 129 130 127 127 128 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
69.8% Good
Read 116
Write 122
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 127
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
206% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2800 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
77.6% Very good
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 21.9
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 31.9
SC Mixed 24.3
72% 25.1 GB/s
Latency 59.8
67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 77.6%
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%
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Motherboard: MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC (MS-7980)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $450
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