MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC (MS-7980)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	51% 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)
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.

System	MSI MS-7980
Motherboard	MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC (MS-7980) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170419
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '18 at 11:56
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 790 79% 640 Pts	64-Core 784 48% 784 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 853F) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1934 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.93 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51% Above average	Lighting 59.9 Reflection 71 Parallax 69.5 49% 66.8 fps	MRender 80.9 Gravity 64.6 Splatting 60.6 55% 68.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 510 Write 495 Mixed 372 102% 459 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 63.5 225% 81.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 357 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 173 172 173 172 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 137 Mixed 86.1 SusWrite 172 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0502 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 95 96 95 96 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 90.2 Write 61.9 Mixed 57.6 SusWrite 94.3 56% 76 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 173% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 67%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 2,465 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 599GB free, PID 2320 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 67 67 67 67 67 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	29.2% Poor	Read 65.3 Write 25.4 Mixed 26 SusWrite 64.6 58% 45.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 29.7 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 42.4 SC Mixed 31.9 88% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 97%

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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 $109Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	24x
DDR4 2800 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 2,314 samples	24x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $464

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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