MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	91.5% 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.
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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '20 at 18:05
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th 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 as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Memory 76.9 1-Core 137 2-Core 223 82% 146 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 754 73% 602 Pts	64-Core 766 47% 766 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 8C94) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2294 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.9% Above average	Lighting 71.5 Reflection 74.2 Parallax 65.5 58% 70.4 fps	MRender 77.5 Gravity 70.4 Splatting 72.7 60% 73.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 60%
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7998) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7263 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.15% Terrible	Lighting 8.03 Reflection 11 Parallax 8.56 6% 9.19 fps	MRender 4.76 Gravity 6.6 Splatting 16.3 8% 9.24 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.15% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 227 140 33 238 252 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 471 Mixed 388 SusWrite 207 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 91.8 4K Mixed 39 144% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 188 182% 287 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 101%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$29 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 102GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 94 106 96 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	34.5% Below average	Read 20.6 Write 131 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 99.4 51% 69.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.3 69% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 107%
Generic External 640GB 218 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 247GB free, PID 0840 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 40 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	18.8% Very poor	Read 39.2 Write 37.6 Mixed 26.9 SusWrite 39.9 48% 35.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 74% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 1x16GB 5,915 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.7% Below average	MC Read 10 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 9.2 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 8.4 25% 8.77 GB/s	Latency 86.6 46% 86.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 44%

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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 1,509 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	669x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	426x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	364x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	156x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	153x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	65x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	49x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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