MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	87.1% 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	91.3% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '20 at 22:24
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 146 2-Core 282 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 811 84% 678 Pts	64-Core 812 50% 812 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2177 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 121 Parallax 103 88% 110 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 102 Splatting 108 86% 105 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDHL250GB-D8 250GB 554 User benchmarks, average bench 160% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1115F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 18 14 30 30 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 1,446 Write 23.3 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 25.1 79% 381 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 23.2 4K Mixed 0.4 82% 23.2 MB/s	DQ Read 432 DQ Write 28 DQ Mixed 11.6 64% 157 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 199%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 98GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 133 133 133 135 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 137 Write 137 Mixed 105 SusWrite 133 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 228% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 333GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 139 141 139 141 142 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 143 Write 135 Mixed 101 SusWrite 140 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 236% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x4GB 2,101 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 24.6 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 34.7 SC Mixed 26.4 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 107%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	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 $400Bench 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 $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 $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	49x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $595

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16