MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics90.7% 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 Drive105% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7998
MotherboardMSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180615
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateApr 28 '20 at 18:07
Run Duration216 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 19%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$170
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 102
2-Core 258
84% 152 Pts
4-Core 508
8-Core 752
78% 630 Pts
64-Core 762
47% 762 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Lighting 114
Reflection 120
Parallax 102
93% 112 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 106
Splatting 107
86% 105 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 226 196 200 108 79 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 479
Mixed 353
SusWrite 200
86% 383 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 99.9
4K Mixed 54.4
181% 64.4 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 324
253% 350 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 105%
Great: 114%
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB
592GB free
Firmware: SS0411B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2058 2092 2085 2091 2079 2087 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
360% Outstanding
Read 2,543
Write 2,079
Mixed 236
SusWrite 2,082
387% 1,735 MB/s
4K Read 58.7
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 83.4
278% 99 MB/s
DQ Read 1,108
DQ Write 919
DQ Mixed 590
557% 872 MB/s
Poor: 185%
This bench: 360%
Great: 373%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50
22GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 79 76 81 80 85 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
51.2% Above average
Read 97.2
Write 61.5
Mixed 69.3
SusWrite 80.8
57% 77.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$60
135GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 160 162 184 176 131 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Read 157
Write 154
Mixed 19.2
SusWrite 161
88% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
MC Read 34.4
MC Write 35.6
MC Mixed 26.1
92% 32 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 33.8
SC Mixed 25.4
72% 25.1 GB/s
Latency 51.5
78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 1,541 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) - $140

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $733
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