MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	91.9% 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	301% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). 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	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '20 at 15:55
Run Duration	311 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 138 2-Core 259 93% 164 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 768 79% 637 Pts	64-Core 767 48% 767 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.9% 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: 456.55 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 122 Parallax 103 94% 114 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 107 Splatting 109 87% 106 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.9% 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: 2252 2309 2342 2399 2401 2397 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	383% Outstanding	Read 2,566 Write 2,360 Mixed 247 SusWrite 2350 420% 1,881 MB/s	4K Read 60.5 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 85.3 291% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,147 DQ Write 937 DQ Mixed 562 551% 882 MB/s
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 383% Great: 373%
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB 16,136 User benchmarks, average bench 283% 355GB free (System drive) Firmware: SS0411B SusWrite @10s intervals: 1171 1032 1032 1033 1035 1034 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	301% Outstanding	Read 2,573 Write 2,084 Mixed 238 SusWrite 1,056 329% 1,488 MB/s	4K Read 60.3 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 83.2 280% 99.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,142 DQ Write 938 DQ Mixed 586 563% 889 MB/s
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 301% Great: 373%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 116GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 230 230 231 233 235 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 407 Mixed 348 SusWrite 260 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 56.5 190% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 336 260% 355 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 375GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 71 71 69 70 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 72.4 Write 50.9 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 69.5 45% 61.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 186% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 108GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 158 170 100 160 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 199 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 145 104% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 144% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 98.5% 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: 101 105 105 106 106 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 82.9 Write 97.7 Mixed 74.1 SusWrite 105 125% 90 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 46.8% 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 (73^rd percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 26.5 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 24.3 76% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 104%

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Typical Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 1,511 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	670x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	426x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	365x
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 $45Bench 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 $273	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 $45	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