MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC (MS-7980)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 167% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 139% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	199% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7980
Motherboard	MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC (MS-7980) (all builds)
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '21 at 09:36
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	48%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$219 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 95.2 1-Core 118 2-Core 234 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 643 66% 532 Pts	64-Core 645 40% 645 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$899 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3897) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	199% Outstanding	Lighting 294 Reflection 252 Parallax 290 240% 279 fps	MRender 319 Gravity 239 Splatting 174 192% 244 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 470 Write 251 Mixed 240 70% 320 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 37.3 153% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 131 132% 219 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 110%
Sandisk S-1T00 1TB 8,421 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 26GB free Firmware: 411040RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 489 Write 469 Mixed 378 99% 445 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 51.8 182% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 255 217% 320 MB/s
Poor: 70% Great: 120%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$90 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 507GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 71 70 75 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 93 Write 92.8 Mixed 68.4 SusWrite 71.3 60% 81.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 780GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 169 171 170 166 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	74% Very good	Read 91.5 Write 119 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 167 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 63% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 54,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 28.5 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 28.3 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 56.6 71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 118%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	177x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	135x
Core i7-6700Intel $219Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	48x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	77x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	49x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	43x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $48Bench 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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $494

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16