MSI Z170A GAMING M9 ACK (MS-7966)

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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	667% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7966
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M9 ACK (MS-7966) (all builds)
Memory	53.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 10 '19 at 10:40
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 289 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 795 81% 653 Pts	64-Core 813 50% 813 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 5180) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2560 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Lighting 195 Reflection 115 Parallax 81.8 158% 130 fps	MRender 100 Gravity 102 Splatting 95.8 81% 99.5 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$376 4,705 User benchmarks, average bench 144% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 57 59 60 61 61 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	667% Outstanding	Read 7059 Write 62.2 Mixed 124 SusWrite 58.1 380% 1,826 MB/s	4K Read 944 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 7.8 1,443% 319 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 667% Great: 246%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 752GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 94GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 188 111 142 119 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 480 Write 424 Mixed 340 SusWrite 168 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 83.9 4K Mixed 42 143% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 239 182% 247 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 122%
Intel 540s Series 480GB 4,519 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 446GB free Firmware: LSF042C SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 331 161 120 119 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 447 Mixed 386 SusWrite 202 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 46.3 163% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 235 196% 281 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 95%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 129 126 128 127 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 158 Write 100 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 127 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 97%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 4TB 10,285 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 134 130 131 130 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 178 Write 174 Mixed 122 SusWrite 132 112% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 110%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 3.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 133 128 128 128 128 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 174 Write 10.2 Mixed 129 SusWrite 130 137% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 4x16GB 524 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 31.1 97% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 40.5 SC Mixed 29.8 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 54.7 73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 125%

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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 $116Bench 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