MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics85.7% 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 Drive106% 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.
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)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180615
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 16 '19 at 03:38
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 139
2-Core 260
93% 165 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 763
75% 612 Pts
64-Core 762
47% 762 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.91
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 113
Parallax 95.8
89% 106 fps
MRender 93.8
Gravity 100
Splatting 97.7
80% 97.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SP600 256GB
180GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 6.3E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 307 310 308 310 305 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 463
Write 310
Mixed 272
SusWrite 308
76% 338 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 52.3
179% 64.9 MB/s
DQ Read 316
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 164
160% 254 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 106%
Great: 97%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
844GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 179 181 179 181 179 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 219
Write 177
Mixed 99.8
SusWrite 180
124% 169 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.1
230% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 115%
Great: 109%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 16GB
10GB free, PID 0054
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.7 12 16 16 16 11 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
6.06% Terrible
Read 21.8
Write 12.8
Mixed 10.8
SusWrite 13.2
18% 14.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
0% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.06%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2800 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
97% Outstanding
MC Read 34.6
MC Write 37.8
MC Mixed 29.7
97% 34 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 40.7
SC Mixed 29.7
88% 30.8 GB/s
Latency 53.5
75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 97%
Great: 93%

 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 1,509 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) - $140

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $595
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