MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	88.4% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

13 days ago, 8 days ago.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '21 at 05:08
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$187 286,724 User benchmarks, average bench 80% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Memory 91.8 1-Core 117 2-Core 229 85% 146 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 433 59% 433 Pts	64-Core 433 29% 433 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$290 1,110,464 User benchmarks, average bench 57% Asus(1043 85AB) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.5% Average	Lighting 58.8 Reflection 59.2 Parallax 50.3 48% 56.1 fps	MRender 46.9 Gravity 64.3 Splatting 52.9 50% 54.7 fps
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$40 15,996 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1230C SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 133 55 58 53 58 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 501 Write 379 Mixed 355 SusWrite 89.9 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 46.4 163% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 222 181% 257 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 92%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$38 2,241,769 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 676GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 167 166 168 169 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 162 Mixed 112 SusWrite 166 112% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$71 455,838 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.3% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 22.1 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 27.3 SC Mixed 21.1 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 104%

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

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Typical Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 1,886 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 72%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) - $90

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $267Bench 84%, 515,802 samples	770x
Core i5-6600KIntel $187Bench 80%, 286,724 samples	675x
Core i5-6500Intel $176Bench 71%, 190,776 samples	111x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 80%, 1,013,968 samples	470x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,110,464 samples	237x
GTX 1080Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 816,196 samples	181x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $125Bench 110%, 647,981 samples	100x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 102%, 737,528 samples	89x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $57Bench 106%, 531,607 samples	61x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $71Bench 84%, 455,838 samples	121x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $73Bench 71%, 78,172 samples	75x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 86%, 396,183 samples	71x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $883

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i3-10100F $132	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16