MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics106% 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 Drive82.6% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7998
MotherboardMSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160727
Uptime7.7 Days
Run DateFeb 03 '17 at 21:43
Run Duration95 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$113
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
78% Very good
Memory 82.8
1-Core 113
2-Core 223
78% 139 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 434
57% 428 Pts
64-Core 442
27% 442 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 78%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.49
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 144
Parallax 125
114% 136 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 131
Splatting 109
96% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Torch Pro 480GB
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Read 503
Write 449
Mixed 477
106% 477 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 89.6
4K Mixed 11.1
96% 41.2 MB/s
DQ Read 25.4
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 10.6
57% 119 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
74.6% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 24.2
77% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 26.8
SC Mixed 21
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 75.5
53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 88%

 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 1,533 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: $736
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