MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	34.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	205% 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.
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.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170424
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '17 at 13:47
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 147 2-Core 293 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 816 86% 690 Pts	64-Core 813 50% 813 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Asus(1043 0418) 3GB CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.11.4 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.6% Below average	Lighting 45.1 Reflection 30.1 Parallax 57.1 37% 44.1 fps	MRender 28.9 Gravity 43.9 Splatting 37.4 30% 36.7 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$60 1,772 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1,775 Write 657 Mixed 875 241% 1,102 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 53 247% 97.6 MB/s	DQ Read 635 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 164 193% 346 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 213%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 31GB free Firmware: 541ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 4834558 (05) Reallocated sector count 99 99 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 -82068235085567 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 815 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 70 (B1) Unknown 0 0 98 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 33 45 47247589409 (C2) HDA temperature 33 45 47247589409 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 4834558 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 4834558 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 4834558 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 6266 (EA) Unknown 0 0 2171 (F1) Unknown 0 0 2171 (F2) Unknown 0 0 3473	85.1% Excellent	Read 496 Write 197 Mixed 243 68% 312 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 24.5 150% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 64.2 89% 164 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 87%
Toshiba MK3263GSX 320GB-$68 2,359 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 7GB free Firmware: FG020M Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^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 1658 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 4474 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 20 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 69 69 12644 (0A) Spinup retry count 189 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3777 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 1153 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 50331692 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 90 90 109582 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 249108496419 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 20 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 8 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 65 (DE) Loaded hours 82 82 7496 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 362 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	22.9% Poor	Read 38.1 Write 41.6 Mixed 34.2 28% 38 MB/s	4K Read 0.14 4K Write 0.94 4K Mixed 0.12 36% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 31.6 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 46.3 SC Mixed 32.5 97% 34.1 GB/s	Latency 49.7 80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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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