MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 60% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	102% 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	135% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	18.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '20 at 21:54
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	68% Good	Memory 81.6 1-Core 113 2-Core 188 74% 128 Pts	4-Core 295 8-Core 455 46% 375 Pts	64-Core 452 28% 452 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2952 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 114 Reflection 151 Parallax 214 93% 160 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 190 Splatting 131 121% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 1TB 40,637 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 570GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 770 661 775 625 725 649 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 1,342 Mixed 255 SusWrite 701 160% 703 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 49.8 160% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 460 DQ Write 508 DQ Mixed 418 333% 462 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 284%
Microsoft Virtual Disk 4.5TB 4TB free Firmware: 1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 14 6.9 6.3 6.8 5.2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	5.41% Terrible	Read 18.5 Write 136 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 11 14% 62.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 18.9 4K Mixed 1 12% 6.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 26.4 DQ Mixed 0.1 4% 9.17 MB/s

Microsoft Storage Space Device 10.5TB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 6TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 14 9.2 7.7 7.9 7.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	8.39% Terrible	Read 17.5 Write 110 Mixed 10.3 SusWrite 11.7 27% 37.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.1 23% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.39% Great: 51%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 170 173 176 171 170 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 112 Write 187 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 172 94% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 154 175 168 169 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 152 Mixed 62.8 SusWrite 166 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 107%
ST310003 40NS 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 931GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 26 27 27 25 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	22.3% Poor	Read 100 Write 36.8 Mixed 43 SusWrite 26.3 59% 51.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 43% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 22%
ST310003 40NS 1TB 922GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 23 25 26 27 25 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	20.7% Poor	Read 93.5 Write 35.2 Mixed 42.3 SusWrite 25.1 57% 49 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 40% 0.6 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFS8266.M8FE 859B CT8G4DFS8266.C8FD1 859B CT8G4DFS8266.M8FE 859B CT8G4DFS8266.C8FD1 32GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	75.2% Very good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 25.3 78% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 29 SC Mixed 21.6 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 77.7 52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 86%

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Typical Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 1,526 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	679x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	428x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 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	154x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	65x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	53x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	51x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $597

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16