MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. 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 64.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	88.2% 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 Drive	48% 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 (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	6.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '18 at 04:20
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Memory 80.9 1-Core 115 2-Core 231 79% 142 Pts	4-Core 277 8-Core 297 38% 287 Pts	64-Core 404 25% 404 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 117 Parallax 101 91% 110 fps	MRender 97.1 Gravity 102 Splatting 102 82% 100 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: 583ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 122 132 142 146 143 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 173 Write 188 Mixed 180 SusWrite 132 38% 168 MB/s	4K Read 15.4 4K Write 59.9 4K Mixed 22.4 84% 32.6 MB/s	DQ Read 133 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 158 121% 162 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 85%
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 204GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 403 185 177 177 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 452 Mixed 354 SusWrite 244 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 96 4K Mixed 39.5 142% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 200 192% 302 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 94 132 159 194 194 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 159 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 147 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 114%
SanDisk Cruzer 8GB 5,405 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 1GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 5.8 6 5.8 6 5.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	7.53% Terrible	Read 32.8 Write 2 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 5.7 10% 11.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.53% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 24.9 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 22.8 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 78.8 51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 104%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) - $140

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	670x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	426x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	365x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	157x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	153x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	65x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	52x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	51x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	64x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	49x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	49x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $595

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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