MSI Z170A SLI (MS-7998)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	86.2% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	21.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '19 at 00:37
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 89.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 278 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 510 71% 523 Pts	64-Core 508 31% 508 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 174 135 146 86 83 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 498 Write 447 Mixed 250 SusWrite 137 74% 333 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 35.5 144% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 185 174% 274 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 107%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87 21,339 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 687GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 116 122 124 123 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 128 Write 81 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 121 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.7 157% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 71%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 33 33 33 33 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 127 Write 40.8 Mixed 52 SusWrite 32.9 47% 63.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.8 139% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 82%
USB 3.0 1TB 599 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 303GB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 70 70 69 70 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 72 Write 72.3 Mixed 52 SusWrite 69.7 49% 66.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB-$182 7,414 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 31.3 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 36.2 SC Mixed 26.5 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 101%

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

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI (MS-7998)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	175x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	152x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	25x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	79x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	51x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	38x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	17x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	16x
Solid State Disk 128GBSpccBench 69%, 14,793 samples	12x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	43x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	16x
F4 DDR4 3733 C17 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 97%, 572 samples	16x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $464

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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