MSI Z170A GAMING M9 ACK (MS-7966)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 88% 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	98.1% 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	310% 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	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180625
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '21 at 21:36
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	2%

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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 289 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 762 85% 669 Pts	64-Core 761 47% 761 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 101% 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: 1630 MHz, MLim: 1075 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 112 Parallax 202 106% 148 fps	MRender 95 Gravity 143 Splatting 76.7 83% 105 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 98.1% 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% 143GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1973 1730 1729 1717 1249 675 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	310% Outstanding	Read 2,017 Write 1972 Mixed 1,677 SusWrite 1512 404% 1,794 MB/s	4K Read 51.8 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 80.7 284% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,270 DQ Write 968 DQ Mixed 1127 840% 1,121 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 310% 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: 776 546 549 546 544 542 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,255 Write 560 Mixed 642 SusWrite 584 169% 760 MB/s	4K Read 66 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 95.1 326% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 762 DQ Write 1,082 DQ Mixed 342 421% 728 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 268%
OCZ AMD Radeon R7 480GB-$195 707 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 127GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 396 452 393 449 392 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 392 Write 448 Mixed 308 SusWrite 423 89% 393 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 38.7 164% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 248 218% 327 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 189 190 188 187 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 150 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 188 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 111% 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 @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 41.9 MC Mixed 32.6 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.3 SC Write 46.5 SC Mixed 32.3 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 108% 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	122x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	15x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	6x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $37Bench 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: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $486

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16