MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 165% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 142% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	177% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	169% 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.

Run History

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	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '20 at 03:38
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 143 2-Core 261 95% 167 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 756 77% 621 Pts	64-Core 775 48% 775 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87B0) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	177% Outstanding	Lighting 254 Reflection 225 Parallax 274 207% 251 fps	MRender 290 Gravity 218 Splatting 163 176% 224 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 460GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 994 647 490 362 227 676 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	169% Outstanding	Read 1,751 Write 1,515 Mixed 1,267 SusWrite 566 285% 1,275 MB/s	4K Read 65.9 4K Write 41.4 4K Mixed 33.1 164% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 650 DQ Write 66 DQ Mixed 95.2 136% 271 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 311%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 108 107 105 108 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 139 Write 132 Mixed 88.3 SusWrite 107 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 83%
Hitachi HDN726040ALE614 4TB 4,649 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 102GB free Firmware: APGNW7JH SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 119 121 122 121 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 154 Write 161 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 121 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 42.4 MC Mixed 32.1 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 32.4 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 48.2 83% 48.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

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

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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	670x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	426x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	365x
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 $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 $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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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