MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 79% Battleship	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	93.7% 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	110% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171205
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '18 at 18:03
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 87.1 1-Core 123 2-Core 224 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 705 67% 555 Pts	64-Core 685 42% 685 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C300) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	93.7% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 135 Parallax 114 98% 123 fps	MRender 94.6 Gravity 118 Splatting 102 86% 105 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 240GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 349 352 352 355 365 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 352 Mixed 303 SusWrite 354 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 42.3 173% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 265 222% 323 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 133%
OCZ ARC 100 120GB-$82 4,735 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 36GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 333 377 368 364 224 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 392 Write 358 Mixed 306 SusWrite 339 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 39.4 164% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 254 211% 301 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 200 201 202 202 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 150 Mixed 85 SusWrite 198 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 930GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 198 204 206 201 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 148 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 201 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 01BA 8GBF2X04HEEE36-12-K 029E CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 01BA 8GBF2X04HEEE36-12-K 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	74.2% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 23.6 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 23.9 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 74%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 1,528 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	680x
Core i5-6600KIntel $88Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	428x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	372x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	158x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	154x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	65x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	53x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	51x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	66x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	49x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	49x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $600

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $209	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16