MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC (MS-7980)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics62.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive245% 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)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170419
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJul 04 '19 at 13:15
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 146
2-Core 292
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 574
8-Core 566
76% 570 Pts
64-Core 573
35% 573 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2189 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.9% Good
Lighting 78.8
Reflection 78.7
Parallax 68.2
64% 75.2 fps
MRender 76.4
Gravity 71.4
Splatting 73.3
60% 73.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 300 302 304 303 302 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
245% Outstanding
Read 1,749
Write 1,269
Mixed 875
SusWrite 329
234% 1,055 MB/s
4K Read 63.5
4K Write 174
4K Mixed 86.7
299% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,572
DQ Write 1,231
DQ Mixed 1,099
905% 1,301 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 245%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2800C14D4/8GX KHX3000C15D4/8GX 16GB
3000, 3000 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
MC Read 35.9
MC Write 38.1
MC Mixed 31.5
100% 35.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 39.5
SC Mixed 29.2
86% 30.2 GB/s
Latency 54.1
74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 99%

 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $447
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