MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


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 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 94.7%, 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	89.3% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	Цвета: 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '20 at 19:00
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	12%

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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 131 2-Core 281 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 775 79% 637 Pts	64-Core 774 48% 774 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.7% 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: 441.87 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 200 Parallax 189 144% 188 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 179 Splatting 129 118% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 123 41 74 56 22 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 520 Write 444 Mixed 428 SusWrite 124 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 34.2 162% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 48.1 101% 203 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 92%
Patriot Burst 240GB 26,886 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 181GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 97 97 98 97 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 463 Mixed 374 SusWrite 138 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 41.1 171% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 212 189% 283 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 94%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 190GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 92 93 95 97 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 109 Write 96.2 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 93.4 58% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 107%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 488GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 144 147 147 147 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 131 Write 130 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 146 76% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.4% 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 below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	99.8% Outstanding	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 41.6 MC Mixed 28.8 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 32.5 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 106%

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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 1,511 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

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 $241Bench 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 $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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $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