MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.6% 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)
Boot Drive	130% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170616
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '19 at 20:08
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 139 2-Core 277 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 540 73% 543 Pts	64-Core 536 33% 536 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0525) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1360 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.10.2 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Lighting 66.7 Reflection 68.5 Parallax 85.7 54% 73.6 fps	MRender 68.6 Gravity 68.3 Splatting 57.3 52% 64.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 310 309 310 310 311 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 495 Mixed 406 SusWrite 326 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 68 236% 85.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 124%
Gigabyte NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$60 3,894 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 123GB free Firmware: E8TM53.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 97 107 124 159 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 650 Write 753 Mixed 665 SusWrite 115 123% 546 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 51.6 187% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 221 190% 282 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 153%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 886GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 103 100 102 102 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 132 Write 89.3 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 101 66% 90.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 113% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 113%
Seagate Constellation ES.3 2TB-$58 5,099 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1.5TB free Firmware: SN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 174 175 174 176 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 170 Mixed 93 SusWrite 174 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 104%
Verbatim STORE N GO 16GB 493 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 8GB free, PID 0245 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.8 3.4 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.2 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	4.24% Terrible	Read 17.2 Write 4.8 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 3.7 10% 8.55 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 15% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.24% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 13,205 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 28.6 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 28.8 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 50.6 79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 103%

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Typical Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 1,518 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	673x
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	368x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	158x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	153x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	65x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	52x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	51x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	64x
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 $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	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