MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics87.3% 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 Drive55.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 PLUS (MS-7998)  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160727
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateJan 07 '19 at 20:41
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU8%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Memory 97.7
1-Core 142
2-Core 262
94% 167 Pts
4-Core 548
8-Core 525
72% 536 Pts
64-Core 461
28% 461 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 96%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 116
Parallax 101
90% 109 fps
MRender 95.1
Gravity 103
Splatting 104
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
DRSC61AD480M4 480GB
373GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 507ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 167 181 172 182 181 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
55.3% Above average
Read 390
Write 185
Mixed 228
SusWrite 176
54% 245 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 18.2
4K Mixed 21.1
78% 22.2 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 59.2
DQ Mixed 76.7
66% 101 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 70%
DRSC61AD480M4 480GB
188GB free
Firmware: 507ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 283 223 259 269 266 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
71.2% Very good
Read 473
Write 305
Mixed 334
SusWrite 259
77% 343 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 24.5
4K Mixed 28
94% 27.3 MB/s
DQ Read 233
DQ Write 98.3
DQ Mixed 119
100% 150 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 70%
Samsung HD642JJ 640GB-$70
382GB free
Firmware: 1AA01112
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 51 51 51 51 52 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
27.5% Poor
Read 43.7
Write 34
Mixed 39.5
SusWrite 51.4
31% 42.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 27.5%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 38.5
MC Mixed 29.9
91% 32 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 33.3
SC Mixed 30.2
76% 26.7 GB/s
Latency 47.5
84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 97%

 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 1,511 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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