MSI Z170A GAMING M9 ACK (MS-7966)

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	97.7% 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	333% 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	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180625
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '21 at 16:27
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.9 1-Core 151 2-Core 296 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 795 88% 696 Pts	64-Core 795 49% 795 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 104% 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: 1100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.3.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 109 Parallax 195 106% 145 fps	MRender 92 Gravity 139 Splatting 74.5 81% 102 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 97.7% 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% 547GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2022 1751 1746 1747 1738 1740 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	333% Outstanding	Read 2,008 Write 2,025 Mixed 1,726 SusWrite 1,791 425% 1,887 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 81.7 288% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,358 DQ Write 1,071 DQ Mixed 1,227 915% 1219 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 333% Great: 347%
WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB 43,498 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 76GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 398 418 422 422 422 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 448 Mixed 368 SusWrite 414 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 54.3 199% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 389 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: 453 454 457 207 322 327 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 456 Mixed 377 SusWrite 370 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 45.1 168% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 206 192% 296 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 921GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 155 159 159 156 157 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 146 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 156 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.4% 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 (93^rd percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 42.8 MC Write 44.6 MC Mixed 30.8 113% 39.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 48.6 SC Mixed 34.7 102% 35.7 GB/s	Latency 46.5 86% 46.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 117%

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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	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