MSI Z170A GAMING M9 ACK (MS-7966)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	267% 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7966
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M9 ACK (MS-7966) (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180625
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '21 at 10:09
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250 712,312 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 (91^st percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 148 2-Core 284 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 813 77% 638 Pts	64-Core 806 50% 806 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2707 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 146 Parallax 134 113% 140 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 138 Splatting 122 105% 128 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB 36,473 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 375GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM13.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1732 1880 1842 554 545 556 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 1,546 Write 2,186 Mixed 1,596 SusWrite 1,185 368% 1,628 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 72.8 249% 95.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,182 DQ Write 1,311 DQ Mixed 1,226 928% 1,239 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 262%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 891GB free Firmware: 00RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 283 278 278 278 283 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 494 Write 381 Mixed 297 SusWrite 293 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 17.4 4K Write 48.2 4K Mixed 15.7 72% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 96.2 DQ Mixed 30.5 44% 81.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 58%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 748GB free Firmware: BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 241 246 251 252 252 MB/s Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	90.4% Outstanding	Read 265 Write 152 Mixed 181 SusWrite 246 47% 211 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 52.9 182% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 165 DQ Mixed 175 133% 180 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 126%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 85GB free Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 908 907 908 900 906 906 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 2,055 Write 906 Mixed 683 SusWrite 906 251% 1,137 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 60.9 240% 90.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,092 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 368 359% 594 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 243%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 3,365 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	MC Read 34 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 31.1 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 40.6 SC Mixed 30.3 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 109%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	11	9	144	27"	1280 720	ACI27B1 ROG PG278Q

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Typical Z170A GAMING M9 ACK (MS-7966) Builds (Compare 155 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $250Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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