MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics80% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive86.8% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7998
MotherboardMSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)  (all builds)
Memory23.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160727
Uptime10.1 Days
Run DateAug 10 '20 at 03:51
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 way above expectations (92nd percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Memory 93.6
1-Core 128
2-Core 245
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 699
70% 570 Pts
64-Core 682
42% 682 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80% Excellent
Lighting 98.4
Reflection 112
Parallax 105
80% 105 fps
MRender 97.2
Gravity 94.2
Splatting 99.6
80% 97 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$73
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 213 189 184 176 175 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Read 432
Write 267
Mixed 288
SusWrite 186
65% 293 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 38.2
148% 58.8 MB/s
DQ Read 315
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 184
166% 253 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 91%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 497GB
32GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 388 101 97 102 92 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 489
Mixed 385
SusWrite 168
86% 385 MB/s
4K Read 47.4
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 60
215% 77.7 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 362
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 113%
Great: 128%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$63
676GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 76 77 77 77 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
44.1% Average
Read 76.8
Write 75.5
Mixed 57.3
SusWrite 76.7
53% 71.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
114% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB-$182
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 24.9
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 32.7
SC Mixed 25.3
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 60.8
66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 101%

 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 1,523 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: $597
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