MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '19 at 20:05
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 96.2 1-Core 139 2-Core 268 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 690 70% 569 Pts	64-Core 691 43% 691 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.2.2 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Lighting 66.9 Reflection 66.7 Parallax 81.9 54% 71.8 fps	MRender 66.7 Gravity 67.1 Splatting 54.6 51% 62.8 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,810 Write 1,209 Mixed 561 262% 1,193 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 52.2 209% 81.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,166 DQ Write 1,015 DQ Mixed 684 624% 955 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 30GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,860 Write 8,393 Mixed 8,184 1,894% 8,479 MB/s	4K Read 682 4K Write 283 4K Mixed 375 1,663% 447 MB/s	DQ Read 1,626 DQ Write 1,052 DQ Mixed 1,109 889% 1,262 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
WD VelociRaptor 500GB-$62 8,133 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 160GB free Firmware: 04.06A00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 148 148 148 148 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 174 Mixed 116 SusWrite 148 115% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.8 357% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 113%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 414GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 140 139 140 139 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 128 Write 60.3 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 139 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	MC Read 32.7 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 25.7 86% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 31.4 SC Mixed 26.5 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 104%

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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	676x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	428x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	370x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	158x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	154x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	65x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	53x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	51x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	65x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	49x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	49x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $600

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16