MSI Z170A GAMING M9 ACK (MS-7966)

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	57.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 29 '19 at 06:54
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 152 2-Core 293 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 758 79% 633 Pts	64-Core 733 45% 733 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 5180) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2557 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Lighting 196 Reflection 124 Parallax 113 160% 144 fps	MRender 96 Gravity 115 Splatting 89.4 81% 100 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 126% 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% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 818 Write 516 Mixed 650 147% 661 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 52.2 192% 77 MB/s	DQ Read 621 DQ Write 526 DQ Mixed 490 390% 545 MB/s
Poor: 108% Great: 246%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 752GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 98GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 394 364 142 141 142 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 448 Write 421 Mixed 381 SusWrite 256 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 78.1 4K Mixed 41.7 138% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 240 197% 279 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 122%
Intel 540s Series 480GB 4,519 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 368GB free Firmware: LSF042C SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 402 149 118 119 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 426 Mixed 383 SusWrite 216 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 44.5 160% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 242 201% 288 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 95%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 4TB 10,285 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 170 166 164 168 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 119 Mixed 120 SusWrite 166 104% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 92.2% 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: 161 159 160 155 158 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 162 Write 149 Mixed 121 SusWrite 158 199% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 130% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 66.5% 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 @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 30.9 97% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 40 SC Mixed 29.8 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 125%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M9 ACK (MS-7966) Builds (Compare 155 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 87%

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Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 73%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	121x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	15x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	6x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 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 $43Bench 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: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $697

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