MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics108% 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 Drive81.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7998
MotherboardMSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160727
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 23 '17 at 03:06
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 54%
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 PC Performing below expectations (39th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
79% Very good
Memory 82.2
1-Core 126
2-Core 248
84% 152 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 704
67% 556 Pts
64-Core 704
44% 704 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 151
Parallax 143
116% 146 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 138
Splatting 112
99% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 108%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 960GB-$190
869GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFZ12.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Read 517
Write 353
Mixed 355
90% 409 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 70.7
4K Mixed 9.4
96% 37 MB/s
DQ Read 338
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 9.4
81% 191 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.1% Average
MC Read 14.1
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 11.7
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 15.2
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 76.5
52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 1,507 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $595
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