MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC (MS-7980)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics93.3% 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 Drive57.1% 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7980
MotherboardMSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC (MS-7980)  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1280 x 800 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161230
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 01 '17 at 08:27
Run Duration198 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU8%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Memory 92.8
1-Core 143
2-Core 264
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 565
8-Core 563
76% 564 Pts
64-Core 568
35% 568 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.33
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 127
Parallax 107
96% 117 fps
MRender 104
Gravity 107
Splatting 113
89% 108 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 120G 120GB
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20150818 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
57.1% Above average
Read 477
Write 139
Mixed 212
60% 276 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 2.85
91% 42.1 MB/s
DQ Read 103
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 16.4
38% 78 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 82%
ST2000LM015-2E8174 60GB
11GB free
Firmware: S9FM02.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
52.4% Above average
Read 438
Write 93.1
Mixed 128
47% 220 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 66.2
4K Mixed 5.34
90% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 121
DQ Write 75.5
DQ Mixed 2.99
28% 66.5 MB/s
GOODRAM 2TB
352GB free
Firmware: SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
45.6% Average
Read 72.1
Write 86.2
Mixed 62.4
55% 73.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 2.82
4K Mixed 0.32
111% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 72%
Seagate ST1500LM006 HN-M151RAD 1.5TB
414GB free
Firmware: 2BC10008 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
57.2% Above average
Read 94.8
Write 104
Mixed 96.9
74% 98.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 1.61
4K Mixed 0.32
84% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSE.16FAD 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
52.9% Above average
MC Read 18.9
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 15.6
50% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 19.2
SC Mixed 17.3
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 62.6
64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 47%

 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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