MSI Z170A SLI (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	133% 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 Drive	86.3% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170424
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '17 at 10:01
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 162 2-Core 325 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 641 8-Core 643 86% 642 Pts	64-Core 649 40% 649 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.41 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 205 Parallax 200 153% 198 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 183 Splatting 126 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 4184 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 259 (B1) Unknown 99 99 27 (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 65 48 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 18 (F1) Unknown 99 99 7819520719	86.3% Excellent	Read 512 Write 484 Mixed 506 112% 501 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 60.3 4K Mixed 18.5 95% 34.9 MB/s	DQ Read 28.9 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 18.7 64% 131 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 124%
Toshiba HG6 256GB 4,588 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1GB free Firmware: JURA0101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 7052 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 826 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AD) Unknown 195 195 0 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 92 (C2) HDA temperature 66 48 223339544610 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	54.7% Above average	Read 504 Write 18.8 Mixed 37.6 39% 187 MB/s	4K Read 8.36 4K Write 79 4K Mixed 15.6 74% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 13.7 73% 172 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x4GB 2,080 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 43.3 MC Mixed 36 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 45.7 SC Mixed 31.5 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%

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Typical Z170A SLI (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 430 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI (MS-7998)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	177x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	153x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	25x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	79x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	51x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	39x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	17x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	16x
Solid State Disk 128GBSpccBench 69%, 14,793 samples	12x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	44x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	16x
F4 DDR4 3733 C17 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 97%, 572 samples	16x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16