MSI Z170A GAMING M9 ACK (MS-7966)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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	93.7% 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	324% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7966
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M9 ACK (MS-7966) (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180625
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	May 15 '21 at 10:37
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 151 2-Core 284 99% 178 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 787 88% 694 Pts	64-Core 788 49% 788 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: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.5.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 106 Parallax 188 102% 140 fps	MRender 88.9 Gravity 134 Splatting 71.7 78% 98.1 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 93.7% 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% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2006 1741 1739 1740 1750 934 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	324% Outstanding	Read 2022 Write 1,956 Mixed 1,654 SusWrite 1,652 410% 1,821 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 82.3 288% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,366 DQ Write 1,037 DQ Mixed 1,198 897% 1,201 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 324% Great: 347%
Nvme KINGSTON SA2000M 500GB 1,870 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 168GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 795 546 547 544 545 545 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 1,205 Write 552 Mixed 539 SusWrite 587 160% 721 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 95.6 272% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 750 DQ Write 1,077 DQ Mixed 350 422% 726 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 268%
OCZ AMD Radeon R7 480GB-$195 707 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 127GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 397 452 394 453 396 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 426 Write 450 Mixed 330 SusWrite 425 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 38.1 166% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 241 215% 323 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 189 188 189 189 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 150 Mixed 85 SusWrite 187 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GB 785 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 42.4 MC Write 45.1 MC Mixed 35.1 117% 40.9 GB/s	SC Read 24.1 SC Write 50.1 SC Mixed 35.5 104% 36.6 GB/s	Latency 48 83% 48 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 130%

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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 $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