MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.8% 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	39.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '18 at 16:00
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 139 2-Core 258 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 685 71% 572 Pts	64-Core 703 44% 703 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Gigabyte(1458 22BD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1025 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.3.4 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.8% Average	Lighting 60.2 Reflection 54 Parallax 72.9 49% 62.4 fps	MRender 54.1 Gravity 49.3 Splatting 69.4 48% 57.6 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB 11,256 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 34GB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 924 Write 456 Mixed 555 142% 645 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 28.4 136% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 337 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 101 142% 260 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 182%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32070RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 2577 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1080 (A5) Unknown 100 100 23532491576758 (A6) Unknown 100 100 5 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 32 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 19 (AE) Unknown 100 100 118 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 58 38 266287972394 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 7954297325372 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 2172 (EA) Unknown 100 100 26022 (F1) Unknown 253 253 5704 (F2) Unknown 253 253 6060 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	39.1% Below average	Read 312 Write 58 Mixed 183 40% 184 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 58.5 4K Mixed 0.04 59% 25.7 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 7.05 50% 112 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 78%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 198 174 5066 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1819 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2919 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1023 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 199 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 180 180 62436 (C2) HDA temperature 120 107 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	60.9% Good	Read 101 Write 111 Mixed 98.7 78% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.85 4K Write 2.07 4K Mixed 0.28 105% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 84%
Samsung FIT USB 3.0 32GB-$27 3,642 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 30GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	27.2% Poor	Read 141 Write 12.7 Mixed 34.3 56% 62.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.86 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.76 74% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 15,285 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.6% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 23.2 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 22.5 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 110%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

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 $241Bench 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 $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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $595

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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