MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	91.3% 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 Drive	232% 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	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 (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '20 at 08:23
Run Duration	252 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 137 2-Core 258 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 755 79% 633 Pts	64-Core 758 47% 758 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2059 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 121 Parallax 103 94% 113 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 105 Splatting 108 86% 105 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB 16,136 User benchmarks, average bench 283% 880GB free Firmware: SS0411B SusWrite @10s intervals: 2128 2196 2212 2286 2301 2293 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	372% Outstanding	Read 2510 Write 2,302 Mixed 240 SusWrite 2,236 407% 1,822 MB/s	4K Read 58 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 83.2 283% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,166 DQ Write 952 DQ Mixed 589 569% 903 MB/s
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 372% Great: 373%
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB 16,136 User benchmarks, average bench 283% 497GB free (System drive) Firmware: SS0411B SusWrite @10s intervals: 1309 1021 1028 1031 1019 1322 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 1,977 Write 771 Mixed 551 SusWrite 1,122 244% 1,105 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 48.8 169% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 526 DQ Write 931 DQ Mixed 684 532% 714 MB/s
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 373%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 116GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 229 230 229 228 232 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 475 Mixed 337 SusWrite 258 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 52.6 180% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 338 260% 355 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 375GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 70 70 71 71 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	38.9% Below average	Read 64.7 Write 70.9 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 70.4 48% 65.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 112GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 161 169 96 159 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 202 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 144 105% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 144% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 108%
LaCie Mobile Drive 5TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2.5TB free, PID 10bc Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 114 112 116 116 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 80.9 Write 104 Mixed 75.6 SusWrite 114 131% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.6 169% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 26.7 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 24.3 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 104%

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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 $129Bench 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 $279	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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