MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.33% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	160% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 06 '20 at 21:03
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel 0000 137 User benchmarks, average bench 74% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	78.2% Very good	Memory 91.8 1-Core 94.4 2-Core 187 73% 124 Pts	4-Core 350 8-Core 513 54% 431 Pts	64-Core 501 31% 501 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT 20,826 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Nvidia(10DE 070E) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.01 Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	4.33% Terrible	Lighting 5.33 Reflection 7.73 Parallax 1.75 4% 4.94 fps	MRender 7.05 Gravity 3.7 Splatting 5.13 4% 5.29 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.33% Great: 5%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
LENSE20512GMSP34MEAT2TA 512GB 1,467 User benchmarks, average bench 129% 390GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.9.8341 SusWrite @10s intervals: 539 287 228 187 243 218 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	160% Outstanding	Read 1,225 Write 925 Mixed 1,014 SusWrite 284 192% 862 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 64.6 213% 76 MB/s	DQ Read 702 DQ Write 509 DQ Mixed 529 416% 580 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 177%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
E404247A 2x4GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.5% Very good	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 22 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 31.8 SC Mixed 22.7 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	671x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	427x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	366x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	157x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	64x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	49x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $29Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	49x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $600

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16