MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	80.9% 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	95.4% 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.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151216
Uptime	5.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '18 at 16:32
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 above expectations (64^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Memory 92.7 1-Core 131 2-Core 207 84% 144 Pts	4-Core 315 8-Core 418 47% 367 Pts	64-Core 360 22% 360 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2117 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.9% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 106 Parallax 91.9 82% 99.6 fps	MRender 90.7 Gravity 96.2 Splatting 98.5 78% 95.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 88%
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7998) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4836 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.85% Terrible	Lighting 8.37 Reflection 11.4 Parallax 8.12 7% 9.3 fps	MRender 10.3 Gravity 7.43 Splatting 16.5 10% 11.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.85% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Galax GXTA1C0240A 240GB 380 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 8368 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 646 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 221 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1966146 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 89 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 11448	95.4% Outstanding	Read 525 Write 463 Mixed 490 110% 492 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 96.8 4K Mixed 14.3 119% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 64.4 106% 205 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 524GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 80 63 112563558 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 684 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 77 60 57604409 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 8370 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 646 (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 77 63 436862999 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 770 (C2) HDA temperature 23 7 30064771095 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 7 1 112563558 (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 108520938676373 (F1) Unknown 100 253 7036546096 (F2) Unknown 100 253 10771396951	94.2% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 159 Mixed 139 117% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.48 4K Mixed 0.29 82% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	61% Good	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 20 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 19.1 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 80%

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Typical Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 1,511 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	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