MSI Z170A GAMING M9 ACK (MS-7966)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7966
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M9 ACK (MS-7966) (all builds)
Memory	56.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 29 '19 at 02:24
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 89.3 1-Core 148 2-Core 275 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 759 78% 630 Pts	64-Core 776 48% 776 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 5180) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$376 4,705 User benchmarks, average bench 144% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 868 Write 538 Mixed 671 153% 692 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 46.6 174% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 622 DQ Write 522 DQ Mixed 490 389% 544 MB/s
Poor: 108% Great: 246%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 752GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 119GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 383 281 115 117 135 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 461 Write 404 Mixed 372 SusWrite 222 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 79.7 4K Mixed 41.4 139% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 241 194% 272 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 122%
Intel 540s Series 480GB 4,519 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 368GB free Firmware: LSF042C SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 119 119 126 118 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 478 Write 428 Mixed 353 SusWrite 155 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 43.5 156% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 108 105% 173 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 95%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 4TB 10,285 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 173 169 171 172 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 161 Mixed 118 SusWrite 171 113% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 110%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 3.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 170 168 167 169 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 163 Write 162 Mixed 126 SusWrite 168 210% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 130% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 4x16GB 524 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.5% Very good	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 22.3 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 23.3 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 125%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M9 ACK (MS-7966) Builds (Compare 156 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 87%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M9 ACK (MS-7966)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	122x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	15x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	6x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	29x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	13x
RX Vega-64AMD $400Bench 87%, 91,676 samples	13x

SSD
Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)WD $74Bench 277%, 114,373 samples	15x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	8x
840 Evo 120GBSamsung $85Bench 91%, 104,444 samples	7x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 105%, 785 samples	12x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	6x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $494

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16