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 way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	99.6% 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	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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7966
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M9 ACK (MS-7966) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170503
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '20 at 14:36
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 787 80% 647 Pts	64-Core 782 48% 782 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 455GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 478 270 252 253 253 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 408 Write 454 Mixed 364 SusWrite 329 88% 389 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 42.1 158% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 326 246% 328 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 99%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 41GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 484 486 200 57 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 471 Mixed 401 SusWrite 296 93% 416 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 65.1 222% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 69GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 456 466 443 439 467 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 454 Mixed 408 SusWrite 455 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 58.3 200% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 306 246% 345 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 125%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 121GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,290 Write 2,215 Mixed 1503 446% 2,002 MB/s	4K Read 65 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 89 302% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,612 DQ Write 1,390 DQ Mixed 1,480 1,115% 1,494 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 27.2 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 40 SC Mixed 28.6 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 104%

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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