MSI Z170A GAMING M9 ACK (MS-7966)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	62.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	58.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7966
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M9 ACK (MS-7966) (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150819
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '21 at 06:12
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Memory 83.7 1-Core 118 2-Core 243 82% 148 Pts	4-Core 318 8-Core 342 44% 330 Pts	64-Core 396 24% 396 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 870B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	62.1% Good	Lighting 56.1 Reflection 99.5 Parallax 75.6 46% 77.1 fps	MRender 152 Gravity 103 Splatting 97.6 94% 118 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.r SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 278 228 231 172 166 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 332 Write 319 Mixed 235 SusWrite 202 61% 272 MB/s	4K Read 14.2 4K Write 42.9 4K Mixed 13.2 61% 23.4 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 66 125% 249 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 111%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 163GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 379 437 436 434 444 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 354 Write 338 Mixed 305 SusWrite 405 79% 350 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 63.5 4K Mixed 33.9 115% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 339 257% 346 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 370GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 169 175 175 176 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 211 Write 180 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 174 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.7% Below average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 10.9 36% 12.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 13.5 SC Mixed 11.3 34% 11.9 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 97%

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

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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