MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	87.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	103% 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 (13%). 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '20 at 15:35
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$170 588,978 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)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 139 2-Core 258 93% 164 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 743 78% 628 Pts	64-Core 758 47% 758 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 115 Parallax 98.1 90% 108 fps	MRender 97.8 Gravity 102 Splatting 102 82% 101 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 171 205 75 85 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 480 Mixed 362 SusWrite 167 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 53.3 182% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 324 253% 350 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB 16,136 User benchmarks, average bench 283% 591GB free Firmware: SS0411B SusWrite @10s intervals: 1723 1844 1821 1955 1952 1972 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	288% Outstanding	Read 2,044 Write 982 Mixed 917 SusWrite 1,878 325% 1,455 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 52.3 194% 78 MB/s	DQ Read 568 DQ Write 903 DQ Mixed 588 487% 686 MB/s
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 373%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 22GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 77 77 81 83 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 108 Write 58.8 Mixed 73 SusWrite 80.7 59% 80.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$60 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 135GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 160 160 186 181 164 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 153 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 168 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 35.7 MC Mixed 26.4 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 34.9 SC Mixed 25.8 73% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 104%

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Typical Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 1,541 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 $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	690x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	428x
Core i7-7700KIntel $247Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	85x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	372x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	158x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	158x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	65x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	53x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	51x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	67x
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

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $736

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16