MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92.4% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	7.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '18 at 18:07
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 147 2-Core 292 99% 178 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 646 72% 566 Pts	64-Core 802 50% 802 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 153 Parallax 131 115% 142 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 134 Splatting 110 98% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 480GB-$129 8,505 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 235GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1230C SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 176 96 94 92 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 392 Mixed 342 SusWrite 165 75% 337 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 46 162% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 251 207% 295 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 95%
SanDisk Extreme 240GB-$200 7,034 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 223GB free Firmware: R201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 159 157 158 157 146 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 417 Write 151 Mixed 179 SusWrite 156 50% 226 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 18.1 4K Mixed 21.4 88% 24.3 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 62.8 DQ Mixed 80.2 69% 105 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 91%
Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB 18,723 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 117 111 117 118 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 124 Write 154 Mixed 76 SusWrite 114 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.6 214% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 42.2 MC Mixed 32.1 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 42.8 SC Mixed 31.3 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%

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

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	669x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	426x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	364x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	156x
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 $129Bench 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

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $595

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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