MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics101% 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 Drive96% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7998
MotherboardMSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)  (all builds)
Memory20.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160121
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 18 '20 at 23:41
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 123
2-Core 229
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 628
63% 510 Pts
64-Core 683
42% 683 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 144
Parallax 135
106% 136 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 130
Splatting 104
94% 115 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SP600 256GB
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 6.6E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 287 309 289 312 181 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
96% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 305
Mixed 261
SusWrite 279
74% 333 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 96.7
4K Mixed 48.9
169% 60.6 MB/s
DQ Read 36.3
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 53.3
72% 122 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 96%
Great: 97%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
193GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 125 124 124 124 125 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
50.2% Above average
Read 51
Write 75.3
Mixed 36.7
SusWrite 123
52% 71.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 2.4
411% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 0420 DDR4 2800 2OZ 0215 CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 0420 DDR4 2800 2OZ 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
73% Very good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 22.8
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 23
64% 22.3 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 73%
Great: 75%

 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 1,509 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: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $595
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