MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC (MS-7980)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	226% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7980
Motherboard	MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC (MS-7980) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180625
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '20 at 15:44
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 133 2-Core 267 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 530 71% 530 Pts	64-Core 525 32% 525 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.9.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Lighting 72.8 Reflection 72.2 Parallax 99.2 59% 81.4 fps	MRender 73.3 Gravity 71.5 Splatting 60 55% 68.3 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket nano 512GB 231 User benchmarks, average bench 178% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT301.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1307 471 401 396 399 397 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 1,221 Write 1,357 Mixed 1,216 SusWrite 562 245% 1,089 MB/s	4K Read 51.8 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 77.9 283% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,220 DQ Write 1281 DQ Mixed 1,081 860% 1,194 MB/s
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 243%
Sandisk S3 1T00 1TB 12,396 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 322GB free Firmware: 401120RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 469 464 459 450 448 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 481 Mixed 339 SusWrite 455 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 37.8 174% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 236 207% 311 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 118%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 109GB free Firmware: GG2OACY0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 91 90 91 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 92.4 Write 89.4 Mixed 36.4 SusWrite 90.4 56% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 58%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 182GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 111 111 112 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 124 Write 109 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 111 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.8% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 27.4 87% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 26.2 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 88%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	176x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	134x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	46x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	76x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	49x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	43x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
Ultra II 960GBSanDisk $226Bench 85%, 35,454 samples	17x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	27x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	24x
DDR4 2800 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 2,314 samples	24x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $464

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16