MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	149% 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	115% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160523
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 06 '20 at 11:11
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 95.7 1-Core 141 2-Core 271 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 736 70% 581 Pts	64-Core 663 41% 663 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	149% Outstanding	Lighting 203 Reflection 218 Parallax 207 166% 209 fps	MRender 246 Gravity 206 Splatting 134 153% 196 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$117 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 369 360 338 332 325 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 463 Mixed 370 SusWrite 353 95% 425 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 50.3 185% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 356 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 61GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 396 400 403 404 407 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 492 Write 258 Mixed 293 SusWrite 401 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 27.7 113% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 158 128% 186 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 86%
Crucial MX200 1TB-$270 3,707 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 305GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 448 435 411 396 409 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 408 Write 463 Mixed 319 SusWrite 423 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 43.7 165% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 140 133% 200 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 741GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1548 820 824 829 827 816 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 1,548 Write 1,848 Mixed 1,475 SusWrite 944 328% 1,454 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 79.4 282% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,109 DQ Write 1300 DQ Mixed 1,384 993% 1,265 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 276%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	MC Read 33.3 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 29.5 96% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 28.7 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 88%

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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%

Battle cruiser

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 $230Bench 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 $94Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	49x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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