MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	20.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '20 at 02:40
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (96^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 (99^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 143 2-Core 275 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 787 77% 633 Pts	64-Core 784 48% 784 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	20.7% Poor	Lighting 24.9 Reflection 28.7 Parallax 23.4 20% 25.7 fps	MRender 35.6 Gravity 24.8 Splatting 20.8 21% 27.1 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 110%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 196GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 7,121 Write 63.5 Mixed 125 506% 2,437 MB/s	4K Read 825 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 7.9 1,262% 279 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 77GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 506 Write 460 Mixed 321 95% 429 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 93 4K Mixed 48.9 180% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 94.6 DQ Mixed 122 105% 160 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 114%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 570GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 103 Write 103 Mixed 93.7 75% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 181% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 38% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x16GB 998 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2884 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 29 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 28.8 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 57.6 70% 57.6 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 96%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) - $140

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	671x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	427x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	366x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	157x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	153x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	65x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	52x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	51x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	64x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	49x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	49x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $600

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16