MSI Z170A GAMING M9 ACK (MS-7966)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	97.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	331% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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

System	MSI MS-7966
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M9 ACK (MS-7966) (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180625
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '21 at 00:32
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 98.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 302 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 781 86% 681 Pts	64-Core 785 49% 785 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% Sapphire(1DA2 E37F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1647 MHz, MLim: 1025 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.3.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 108 Parallax 197 106% 145 fps	MRender 92.4 Gravity 139 Splatting 74.7 81% 102 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 752GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2006 1735 1737 1738 1739 1739 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	331% Outstanding	Read 2006 Write 2,035 Mixed 1,700 SusWrite 1,782 424% 1,881 MB/s	4K Read 51.4 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 81.8 286% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,342 DQ Write 1,090 DQ Mixed 1,214 909% 1,215 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 331% Great: 347%
WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB 43,498 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 77GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 421 417 418 421 421 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 450 Mixed 379 SusWrite 419 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 53.8 199% 74.9 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 261 222% 326 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 114%
Corsair Force LE SSD 960GB 1,185 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 98GB free Firmware: SAFC12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 451 450 200 244 230 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 444 Mixed 373 SusWrite 338 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 42.8 165% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 209 193% 297 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 921GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 156 159 158 157 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 132 Mixed 81 SusWrite 157 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 9,254 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 42.8 MC Write 43 MC Mixed 31.5 112% 39.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 44 SC Mixed 32.5 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 42.8 93% 42.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 117%

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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	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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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