MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC (MS-7980)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	82.6% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7980
Motherboard	MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC (MS-7980) (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160726
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '17 at 08:38
Run Duration	86 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 90.5 1-Core 139 2-Core 271 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 765 76% 617 Pts	64-Core 764 47% 764 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X400 1TB-$310 2,086 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 843GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4120000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1947 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 362 (A5) Unknown 100 100 30084956434 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 67 (A8) Unknown 100 100 12 (A9) Unknown 100 100 900 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 3 (AE) Unknown 100 100 58 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 66 41 176093855778 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 335010201678 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 3791 (EA) Unknown 100 100 5300 (F1) Unknown 253 253 4866 (F2) Unknown 253 253 4477 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	82.6% Excellent	Read 498 Write 316 Mixed 239 77% 351 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 68.1 4K Mixed 20.4 114% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 171 DQ Mixed 38.7 78% 161 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 106%
Sandisk SD8SN8U1T001122 1TB 1,266 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 309GB free Firmware: X4120000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1949 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 363 (A5) Unknown 100 100 20447494 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 30 (A8) Unknown 100 100 5 (A9) Unknown 100 100 988 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2 (AE) Unknown 100 100 41 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 56 62 266288431148 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 317829414986 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 2571 (EA) Unknown 100 100 5065 (F1) Unknown 253 253 4600 (F2) Unknown 253 253 2462 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	89.7% Excellent	Read 495 Write 324 Mixed 379 88% 399 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 95.3 4K Mixed 24.4 130% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 53.1 98% 195 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 25 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 24.1 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 114%

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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 $300	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