MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	79.3% 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 Drive	96.8% 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.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171205
Uptime	5.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '19 at 16:35
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$113 342,244 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 (97^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Memory 94.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 282 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 474 61% 459 Pts	64-Core 482 30% 482 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 85A0) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.3% Very good	Lighting 96.8 Reflection 109 Parallax 92.2 79% 99.4 fps	MRender 96.1 Gravity 96 Splatting 100 80% 97.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 289 288 295 294 293 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 291 Mixed 252 SusWrite 292 74% 334 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 38.4 143% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 242 206% 302 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 98GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 154 154 155 155 155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 487 Mixed 384 SusWrite 185 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 65.8 229% 82.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 115%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 303GB free Firmware: JP4OA3FE SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 100 102 101 100 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 126 Write 130 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 100 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 209 209 211 211 210 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 218 Write 175 Mixed 89.8 SusWrite 208 126% 173 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2800 4x8GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 33.8 MC Mixed 29 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 35.7 SC Mixed 27.1 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 59.3 68% 59.3 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 86%

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

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Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) - $140

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	689x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	428x
Core i7-7700KIntel $249Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	372x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	158x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	156x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	65x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	53x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	51x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	67x
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: 72% - Very good

Total price: $736

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16