MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	123% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	82.6% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	7.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '19 at 19:28
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 91.4 1-Core 123 2-Core 216 83% 144 Pts	4-Core 407 8-Core 652 65% 530 Pts	64-Core 623 39% 623 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$389 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 379F) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 160 Parallax 157 138% 162 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 140 Splatting 103 112% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 205GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 467 471 410 359 445 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 455 Mixed 413 SusWrite 433 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 59 202% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 360 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%
OCZ Agility 3 240GB-$199 10,165 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 61GB free Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 137 136 131 136 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 126 Write 207 Mixed 168 SusWrite 132 36% 158 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 37.6 148% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 144 120% 174 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 66%
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2306RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 146 142 133 140 131 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 472 Write 334 Mixed 190 SusWrite 148 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 34.2 142% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 119 126% 211 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 99%
Seagate ST3500630NS Q 500GB 331 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 136GB free Firmware: 3.BTJ SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 54 54 54 54 53 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 64 Write 65 Mixed 39 SusWrite 53.6 41% 55.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 43%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 284GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 67 66 66 67 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	39.9% Below average	Read 72.5 Write 53.5 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 66 45% 60.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 43%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60 32,476 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1TB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 76 73 75 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 92 Write 96.2 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 74.4 57% 78 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$38 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.7% Good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 19 63% 22.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 21.2 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 65.1 61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 107%

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

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Typical Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 1,526 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	679x
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	372x
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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	66x
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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $597

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16