MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% 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	41.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	Цвета: 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '19 at 16:47
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th 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 (100^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 139 2-Core 280 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 775 79% 637 Pts	64-Core 775 48% 775 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3752) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 201 Parallax 196 144% 191 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 180 Splatting 130 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$28 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 5.3 54 52 24 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 520 Write 445 Mixed 12 SusWrite 92.7 59% 267 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 2.4 57% 14.2 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 92%
Patriot Burst 240GB 26,886 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 189GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 97 97 97 98 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 456 Write 228 Mixed 330 SusWrite 138 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 39.5 164% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 194 169% 249 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 94%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 300GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 104 105 109 113 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 83.3 Write 83.5 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 107 53% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 107%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 477GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 141 143 143 143 143 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 157 Write 144 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 142 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
EKRED4083618A 2x8GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 41.6 MC Mixed 28.8 104% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 33.3 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 49.9 80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

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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	672x
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	367x
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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	64x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	49x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	49x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $589

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16