MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	27.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	110% 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.

Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	5040 x 1050 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170424
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '20 at 10:13
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	68%

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PC Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Memory 70.5 1-Core 82.5 2-Core 132 57% 95 Pts	4-Core 178 8-Core 275 28% 226 Pts	64-Core 335 21% 335 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3285) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.4% Poor	Lighting 35 Reflection 25.8 Parallax 26.7 28% 29.2 fps	MRender 23.6 Gravity 35.4 Splatting 32.3 25% 30.4 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WDC WDS512G1X0C- 512GB 926 User benchmarks, average bench 127% 325GB free (System drive) Firmware: B355 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 372 364 377 374 349 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 703 Write 643 Mixed 462 SusWrite 373 122% 545 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 65.6 4K Mixed 33.9 114% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 566 DQ Write 496 DQ Mixed 312 294% 458 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 153%
WD Blue SATA M.2 500GB-$100 6,800 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 11GB free Firmware: X41110WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 333 Write 294 Mixed 248 65% 292 MB/s	4K Read 12 4K Write 25.9 4K Mixed 16.1 52% 18 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 195 174% 263 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 103%
SanDisk X110 256GB-$100 4,989 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 56GB free Firmware: X231600 SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 291 313 304 302 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 345 Write 316 Mixed 199 SusWrite 293 65% 289 MB/s	4K Read 12 4K Write 38.2 4K Mixed 17.9 61% 22.7 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 122 126% 208 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 100%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 142 145 147 144 147 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 134 Write 138 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 144 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 171 171 172 172 170 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 88.7 Write 55.1 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 168 68% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 18 58% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 12.9 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 80%

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

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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 $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 $42Bench 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 $184	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