MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC (MS-7980)

Performance Results


Gaming 169% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 141% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	194% 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.
Boot Drive	106% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7980
Motherboard	MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC (MS-7980) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180625
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '24 at 19:53
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 96.3 1-Core 120 2-Core 231 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 431 8-Core 652 67% 542 Pts	64-Core 662 41% 662 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-$550 45,585 User benchmarks, average bench 190% MSI(1462 5137) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	194% Outstanding	Lighting 276 Reflection 256 Parallax 300 225% 277 fps	MRender 349 Gravity 239 Splatting 187 203% 258 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 205%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$74 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 347GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR046 SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 357 431 452 279 261 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 369 Write 449 Mixed 371 SusWrite 337 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 85.1 4K Mixed 54.2 176% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 159 174% 292 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3001 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 28 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 35.8 SC Mixed 28.6 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	69	57	144	27"	1280 720	SAM0F57 C27JG5x

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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 $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	176x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	134x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	47x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	76x
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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	27x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	24x
DDR4 2800 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 2,314 samples	24x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $452

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16