MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics99.4% 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 Drive250% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7998
MotherboardMSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)  (all builds)
Memory18 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160727
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 17 '18 at 21:09
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 92.4
1-Core 127
2-Core 231
86% 150 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 687
68% 554 Pts
64-Core 680
42% 680 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2176 MHz, MLim: 2602 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.4% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 151
Parallax 132
102% 136 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 121
Splatting 114
95% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
27GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
250% Outstanding
Read 2,449
Write 1,174
Mixed 1,327
362% 1,650 MB/s
4K Read 57.7
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 37.6
214% 80.8 MB/s
DQ Read 401
DQ Write 385
DQ Mixed 143
176% 310 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 250%
Great: 236%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
691GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 167
Mixed 153
122% 163 MB/s
4K Read 1.29
4K Write 2.66
4K Mixed 0.38
145% 1.45 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
69.7% Good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 26.1
MC Mixed 20.8
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 26.3
SC Mixed 22.2
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 1,508 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) - $140

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $595
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HDDRAMUSB
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