MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	63.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	127% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '19 at 23:09
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 142 2-Core 289 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 566 76% 566 Pts	64-Core 568 35% 568 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 1438) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2064 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Lighting 79.8 Reflection 81.7 Parallax 70.2 65% 77.3 fps	MRender 73.4 Gravity 74.4 Splatting 75.5 61% 74.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 250GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 374 367 379 375 373 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 473 Mixed 446 SusWrite 380 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 62.3 216% 79.2 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 114GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 111 112 112 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 106 Write 103 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 110 69% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFD8213.C16FBD1 1x8GB 2,882 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	48% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 14.3 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 13.9 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 43%

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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 1,509 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	669x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	426x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 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 $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 $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 $279	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 $182	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) $30	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