MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	129% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171012
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '18 at 04:22
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 146 2-Core 291 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 560 76% 568 Pts	64-Core 557 34% 557 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0521) CLim: 1450 MHz, MLim: 2250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.9.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Lighting 76 Reflection 76 Parallax 98.9 62% 83.6 fps	MRender 75.1 Gravity 75.3 Splatting 61.3 57% 70.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 422 355 277 205 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 490 Mixed 410 SusWrite 315 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 68.8 235% 85.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 134%
Nvme INTEL MEMPEK1W01 14GB 281 User benchmarks, average bench 195% 13GB free Firmware: K3110300 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 142 143 144 144 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 856 Write 144 Mixed 242 SusWrite 142 75% 346 MB/s	4K Read 260 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 147 639% 171 MB/s	DQ Read 874 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 247 248% 423 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 243%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 238GB free Firmware: 0006SDM2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 61 63 62 62 62 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Read 64.3 Write 57.2 Mixed 36.2 SusWrite 62.1 40% 54.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 89% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 43%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 405GB free Firmware: LVD1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 65 64 64 64 62 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 19% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB 74,390 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 41.6 MC Mixed 30.1 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 39.5 SC Mixed 31.9 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 103%

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

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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