MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.6% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	141% 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.

Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	6.1 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 07 '20 at 07:12
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	54%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Memory 82.2 1-Core 89.4 2-Core 172 67% 114 Pts	4-Core 286 8-Core 518 48% 402 Pts	64-Core 491 30% 491 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 67.6% 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 as expected (60^th percentile)	3.6% Terrible	Lighting 4.13 Reflection 6.81 Parallax 1.69 3% 4.21 fps	MRender 6.9 Gravity 3.43 Splatting 4.74 4% 5.03 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.6% 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: 471 273 330 336 235 359 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	141% Outstanding	Read 1081 Write 803 Mixed 878 SusWrite 334 173% 774 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 84.6 4K Mixed 50.8 171% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 565 DQ Write 508 DQ Mixed 501 385% 524 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 141% 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 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 21.6 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 31.7 SC Mixed 18.1 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 76.5 52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 71.5% 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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Typical Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 1,532 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 $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	684x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	428x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	372x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	158x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	155x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	65x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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	66x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	49x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	49x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $600

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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