MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	115% 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.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '19 at 00:05
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	51%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 96 1-Core 132 2-Core 245 90% 158 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 510 56% 445 Pts	64-Core 615 38% 615 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2870 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 159 Reflection 153 Parallax 146 129% 153 fps	MRender 100 Gravity 156 Splatting 108 98% 121 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 418 Write 406 Mixed 339 86% 387 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 83.7 4K Mixed 45.5 155% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 235 197% 288 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 198GB free Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1075 843 848 852 854 857 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	207% Outstanding	Read 1,416 Write 1,460 Mixed 1,379 SusWrite 888 290% 1,286 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 57.6 188% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,104 DQ Write 557 DQ Mixed 964 680% 875 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 284%
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK1T0TBN 1TB 1,143 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 155GB free Firmware: M0MU031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 353 359 375 374 378 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 325 Write 333 Mixed 238 SusWrite 361 71% 314 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 74.1 4K Mixed 22.4 91% 37.2 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 338 240% 304 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 57GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 180 178 179 182 182 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 151 Write 113 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 180 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 114%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 807GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 120 122 121 119 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 113 Write 93.5 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 120 65% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 3x8GB 712 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	77.9% Very good	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 26.3 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 21.3 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 102%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 1,510 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	670x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	426x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	365x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	156x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	153x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	65x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $40Bench 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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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