MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC (MS-7980)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics83.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive271% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7980
MotherboardMSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC (MS-7980)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit renk
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170419
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 20 '17 at 20:03
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU1%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 94.3
1-Core 131
2-Core 253
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 717
71% 581 Pts
64-Core 701
43% 701 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.11.2
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 85.3
Parallax 147
83% 112 fps
MRender 85.5
Gravity 97.4
Splatting 122
86% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
271% Outstanding
Read 2,859
Write 1,111
Mixed 1,374
390% 1,781 MB/s
4K Read 59.5
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 48.4
224% 81.1 MB/s
DQ Read 612
DQ Write 357
DQ Mixed 200
225% 389 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 271%
Great: 236%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$70
115GB free
Firmware: 0001SDM5 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
36.7% Below average
Read 64.3
Write 63.8
Mixed 57.3
46% 61.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.24
4K Write 0.67
4K Mixed 0.14
38% 0.35 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2600 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
49% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 16.7
MC Mixed 14.1
46% 15.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 17.1
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 59
68% 59 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 49%
Great: 57%

 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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