MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC (MS-7980)

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.23% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	87.8% 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7980
Motherboard	MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC (MS-7980) (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171214
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '21 at 16:41
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 125 2-Core 245 84% 151 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 638 64% 517 Pts	64-Core 655 40% 655 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7980) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.100.9864 Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	4.23% Terrible	Lighting 6.6 Reflection 6.6 Parallax 8.3 5% 7.17 fps	MRender 1 Gravity 6.7 Splatting 0.3 2% 2.67 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.23% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3G37R5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 142 109 97 113 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 449 Write 389 Mixed 160 SusWrite 145 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 96.3 4K Mixed 40.3 157% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 192 171% 259 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 88%
Samsung Flash Drive 32GB 12,134 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 27GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 15 16 16 15 17 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 40.5 Write 28.5 Mixed 13.2 SusWrite 16.3 30% 24.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 9.3 4K Mixed 5.5 526% 6.97 MB/s	DQ Read 8.1 DQ Write 9.8 DQ Mixed 5.2 540% 7.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 1x8GB 16,202 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	41.1% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 11.9 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 13.9 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 43%

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

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Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

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 $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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