MSI Z170A GAMING M9 ACK (MS-7966)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.9% 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)
Boot Drive	99.8% 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	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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7966
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M9 ACK (MS-7966) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180625
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '20 at 18:02
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	5%

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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 86.2 1-Core 130 2-Core 252 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 709 76% 607 Pts	64-Core 697 43% 697 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3177) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	59.9% Above average	Lighting 73.8 Reflection 70.4 Parallax 57.8 60% 67.3 fps	MRender 79.1 Gravity 74.5 Splatting 66.7 59% 73.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.Y SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 175 406 191 486 207 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 490 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 320 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 39.5 153% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 67.1 128% 255 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 110%
Sandisk Extreme SSD 1TB 4,980 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 931GB free Firmware: 1012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 427 449 420 458 424 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 399 Write 393 Mixed 312 SusWrite 438 87% 385 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 48.7 4K Mixed 32.3 107% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 234 174% 230 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 87%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 1,852 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0508 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 158 159 159 161 159 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 104 Mixed 73 SusWrite 157 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB 2,748 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 23 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 81%

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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 $242Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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