MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	84% 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	88.7% 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.
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 (18%). 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.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '17 at 16:55
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Memory 90.4 1-Core 126 2-Core 253 87% 157 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 420 61% 446 Pts	64-Core 457 28% 457 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.31 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 107 Parallax 93.3 88% 102 fps	MRender 91.9 Gravity 94 Splatting 96.1 77% 94 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: 00.Y Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^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 3594 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 440 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 390 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2424930 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 36 (C2) HDA temperature 77 56 188979675159 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (E9) Unknown 100 100 9459 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 7803 (F2) Unknown 100 100 5229 (F4) Unknown 100 100 37 (F5) Unknown 100 100 98 (F6) Unknown 100 100 2559488	88.7% Excellent	Read 522 Write 493 Mixed 511 114% 508 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 12 109% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 31.9 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 13.2 52% 107 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 812GB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 108 99 19058864 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 214 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 70 60 11246731 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1602 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 197 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 82 60 319815698 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 386 (C2) HDA temperature 18 40 60129542162 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 127199751439932 (F1) Unknown 100 253 7707238510 (F2) Unknown 100 253 46694473635	90.8% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 158 Mixed 153 118% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.17 55% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 75GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 82 63 169395619 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 642 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 76 60 44105597 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 4127 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 559 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 80 63 336658452 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 645 (C2) HDA temperature 20 15 64424509460 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 7 1 169395619 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -59704340377644 (F1) Unknown 100 253 14369027645 (F2) Unknown 100 253 21060333663	74.4% Very good	Read 140 Write 120 Mixed 131 98% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 0.94 4K Mixed 0.23 59% 0.52 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.8% Above average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 15.6 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 16.3 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 110%

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Typical Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 1,509 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	669x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	426x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	364x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	156x
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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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