MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC (MS-7980)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics124% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive88.6% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7980
MotherboardMSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC (MS-7980)  (all builds)
Memory20.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160726
Uptime76.8 Days
Run DateMar 07 '19 at 23:26
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 60%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Memory 87.9
1-Core 124
2-Core 226
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 529
58% 458 Pts
64-Core 586
36% 586 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.70
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
124% Outstanding
Lighting 171
Reflection 185
Parallax 169
140% 175 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 170
Splatting 121
110% 136 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 124%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210
357GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 181 150 139 130 119 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Read 464
Write 341
Mixed 347
SusWrite 166
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 82.9
4K Mixed 41.4
143% 51.7 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 345
259% 346 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 124%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$86
258GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 103 101 104 102 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
61.4% Good
Read 112
Write 94.2
Mixed 70
SusWrite 102
70% 94.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 88%
Generic Flash HS-CF 32GB
16GB free, PID 2228
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7 7.9 7.9 8 7.9 7.9 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
6.76% Terrible
Read 9
Write 7.2
Mixed 4.2
SusWrite 7.8
9% 7.05 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 1.3
88% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.76%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.4% Very good
MC Read 23.5
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 22.3
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 24.8
SC Mixed 21.9
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 69.6
58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 89%

 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 490 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $450
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