MSI Z170A GAMING M9 ACK (MS-7966)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics114% 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 Drive205% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7966
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M9 ACK (MS-7966)  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160511
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 21 '19 at 16:38
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User IRL-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 140
2-Core 270
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 776
76% 621 Pts
64-Core 695
43% 695 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
114% Outstanding
Lighting 148
Reflection 146
Parallax 143
121% 146 fps
MRender 184
Gravity 130
Splatting 109
112% 141 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 114%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$69
109GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 711 557 518 515 483 483 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
205% Outstanding
Read 1,552
Write 899
Mixed 866
SusWrite 544
214% 966 MB/s
4K Read 49.7
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 66.7
247% 93.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,199
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 523
446% 679 MB/s
Poor: 136%
This bench: 205%
Great: 262%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
233GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 293 293 294 293 294 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 493
Mixed 384
SusWrite 313
95% 425 MB/s
4K Read 47.9
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 65.1
222% 79.1 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 360
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 125%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
MC Read 32.7
MC Write 35
MC Mixed 27.8
91% 31.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 38.6
SC Mixed 28.7
84% 29.5 GB/s
Latency 54.2
74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 108%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A GAMING M9 ACK (MS-7966) Builds (Compare 155 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M9 ACK (MS-7966)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $697
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