MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC (MS-7980)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7980
Motherboard	MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC (MS-7980) (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160726
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 22 '21 at 07:56
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Memory 89.7 1-Core 87.5 2-Core 158 68% 112 Pts	4-Core 281 8-Core 387 42% 334 Pts	64-Core 435 27% 435 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 1438) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56% Above average	Lighting 69.7 Reflection 72.2 Parallax 67.7 57% 69.9 fps	MRender 61.8 Gravity 70 Splatting 66.7 54% 66.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 60%
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7980) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	4.12% Terrible	Lighting 6.5 Reflection 8 Parallax 7.9 5% 7.47 fps	MRender 0.3 Gravity 6.8 Splatting 0.2 2% 2.43 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.12% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata S510 120GB 690 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 81GB free Firmware: 3.3.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 97 98 98 96 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	53% Above average	Read 149 Write 120 Mixed 129 SusWrite 94.8 28% 123 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 82.3 4K Mixed 29.4 117% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 141 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 112 88% 121 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 79%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 474GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 58 96 100 61 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	38.5% Below average	Read 55.7 Write 144 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 76.7 55% 75.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.8 342% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2669 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 23.9 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 22.6 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 69%

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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 $81Bench 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 $400Bench 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 $43Bench 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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $450

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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