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MSI Z170A GAMING M9 ACK (MS-7966)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics95.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7966
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M9 ACK (MS-7966)  (all builds)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171206
Uptime7 Days
Run DateAug 29 '22 at 07:30
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$127
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 96
1-Core 127
2-Core 242
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 680
69% 558 Pts
64-Core 700
43% 700 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Zotac(19DA 2435) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.4% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 130
Parallax 121
99% 124 fps
MRender 91.7
Gravity 122
Splatting 107
88% 107 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$140
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,820
Write 1,449
Mixed 612
285% 1,293 MB/s
4K Read 45.2
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 64
241% 93.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,245
DQ Write 1,015
DQ Mixed 963
766% 1,074 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
Toshiba MD04ACA500 5TB-$154
188GB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 97 101 97 111 106 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
57.3% Above average
Read 97.9
Write 93.5
Mixed 40
SusWrite 102
61% 83.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
169% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 37.7
MC Write 42
MC Mixed 31.8
106% 37.2 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 45.5
SC Mixed 31
94% 33 GB/s
Latency 53.8
74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 105%
Great: 111%

 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 162 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: 116% - Outstanding Total price: $465
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