MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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)
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 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 20:12
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 139 2-Core 277 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 540 73% 543 Pts	64-Core 510 32% 510 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.7% 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 below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.2% Above average	Lighting 65.9 Reflection 69.6 Parallax 84.5 54% 73.3 fps	MRender 68.5 Gravity 67.9 Splatting 57.2 52% 64.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.2% 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: 415 310 310 311 310 311 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 495 Mixed 405 SusWrite 328 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 68.3 236% 84.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 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: 460 119 173 172 113 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 649 Write 754 Mixed 667 SusWrite 191 127% 565 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 53.3 201% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 652 DQ Mixed 405 334% 466 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 153%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 886GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 104 98 102 102 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 156 Write 98 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 98.9 70% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 113%
Seagate Constellation ES.3 2TB-$58 5,099 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1.5TB free Firmware: SN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 175 176 175 175 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 173 Mixed 93.8 SusWrite 174 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 100% 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: 2.4 3 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	4.31% Terrible	Read 17.5 Write 5.3 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 3.7 10% 8.75 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 15% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.31% 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 (71^st percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 35.8 MC Mixed 28.4 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 28.8 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 103%

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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	670x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	426x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	365x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	157x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 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 $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	51x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	64x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	49x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	49x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $595

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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