MSI Z170A GAMING M9 ACK (MS-7966)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics89.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive125% 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)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180625
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateMar 21 '20 at 16:34
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (95th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 124
2-Core 268
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 535
8-Core 744
80% 639 Pts
64-Core 719
44% 719 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.74
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 119
Parallax 102
92% 111 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 105
Splatting 107
86% 104 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
348GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 415 486 495 495 491 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 521
Write 491
Mixed 401
SusWrite 448
105% 465 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 54.2
195% 72.8 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 362
272% 365 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 125%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 37.8
MC Write 41.2
MC Mixed 31.8
106% 36.9 GB/s
SC Read 22.4
SC Write 44.9
SC Mixed 31.5
94% 32.9 GB/s
Latency 50.9
79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 105%
Great: 112%

 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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