MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	90.3% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161228
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '17 at 20:49
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 779 81% 650 Pts	64-Core 779 48% 779 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3285) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing below potential (98^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (69 fps cap detected)	56.5% Above average	Lighting 69.9 Reflection 68.9 Parallax 58.2 57% 65.7 fps	MRender 69 Gravity 65.9 Splatting 69 56% 68 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 318GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1039 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 462 (B1) Unknown 98 98 10 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 55 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 20 (F1) Unknown 99 99 7740331192	90.3% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 270 Mixed 273 75% 343 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 66.4 4K Mixed 31.5 141% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 69.7 107% 207 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 123%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1.5TB 1,782 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 1TB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 193 Mixed 163 136% 182 MB/s	4K Read 0.85 4K Write 1.72 4K Mixed 0.5 123% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 189%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 1TB 8,129 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 564GB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 78.7 Write 88.6 Mixed 71.9 60% 79.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.47 4K Mixed 0.37 93% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 424GB free Firmware: SC48 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 82039200 (03) Spinup time 95 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 767 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 70 60 11563341 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 933 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 313 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 92 8590065773 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 70 42 339807567902 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 65 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 3081 (C2) HDA temperature 30 58 55834574878 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 90791313670684 (F1) Unknown 100 253 21953968751 (F2) Unknown 100 253 17180984126	85% Excellent	Read 155 Write 140 Mixed 87.1 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 7.63 4K Mixed 0.65 244% 3 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	81% Excellent	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 22.9 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 32.2 SC Mixed 24.7 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 90%

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Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

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 $230Bench 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 $94Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	49x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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