MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC (MS-7980)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics65.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive77.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 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)
Memory6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 11 '18 at 00:43
Run Duration87 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6400-$79
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Memory 94.9
1-Core 140
2-Core 281
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 559
8-Core 564
75% 562 Pts
64-Core 564
35% 564 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 96%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-X-$781
CLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.3.1
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
65.3% Good
Lighting 82.1
Reflection 59.1
Parallax 116
67% 85.8 fps
MRender 59.6
Gravity 90.9
Splatting 75.8
62% 75.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 65%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE SSD 960GB
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFC12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Read 517
Write 352
Mixed 360
91% 409 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 77
4K Mixed 10
106% 40.5 MB/s
DQ Read 35.6
DQ Write 232
DQ Mixed 10.1
44% 92.5 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
77.4% Very good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 22.5
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 23.2
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 57.4
70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 81%

 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 487 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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