MSI Z170A SLI (MS-7998)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics56.8% 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 Drive279% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7998
MotherboardMSI Z170A SLI (MS-7998)  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180615
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateOct 21 '18 at 14:23
Run Duration289 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 90.3
1-Core 83.4
2-Core 215
73% 129 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 425
56% 422 Pts
64-Core 420
26% 420 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.10.1
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
56.8% Above average
Lighting 71.7
Reflection 70.8
Parallax 89.3
58% 77.3 fps
MRender 72.3
Gravity 68.4
Splatting 59.2
54% 66.6 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
397GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1431 1168 594 616 617 613 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
279% Outstanding
Read 2,109
Write 2,278
Mixed 1,294
SusWrite 840
365% 1,630 MB/s
4K Read 61.7
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 84.8
283% 99.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,398
DQ Write 1,118
DQ Mixed 1,250
938% 1,255 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 279%
Great: 340%
PNY SSD2SC240G1CS1754D117-820 240GB
152GB free
Firmware: CS111101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 278 278 278 278 278 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Read 379
Write 278
Mixed 256
SusWrite 278
67% 298 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 37.9
145% 57.6 MB/s
DQ Read 259
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 170
152% 230 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 87%
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78
90GB free
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 84 122 122 124 79 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 469
Mixed 363
SusWrite 167
84% 376 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 42.6
158% 59.6 MB/s
DQ Read 328
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 197
181% 277 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 97%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB
694GB free
Firmware: RVT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 490 491 491 491 490 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 456
Mixed 420
SusWrite 489
105% 466 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 62.9
213% 77.2 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 324
244% 328 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
388GB free
Firmware: CC4D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 99 110 121 122 119 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
62.9% Good
Read 111
Write 64.3
Mixed 79.3
SusWrite 108
67% 90.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
405GB free
Firmware: CC34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 121 122 121 121 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
67.3% Good
Read 114
Write 116
Mixed 64.3
SusWrite 121
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 70%
WD My Book 1230 3TB
907GB free, PID 1230
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 124 123 123 124 122 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
44.4% Average
Read 98.5
Write 55
Mixed 71.8
SusWrite 123
117% 87.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
60% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 44.4%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$118
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 33.1
MC Mixed 27.5
87% 30.3 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 30.6
SC Mixed 23.4
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A SLI (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 427 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 (MS-7998)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $450
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