MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics90.4% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7998
MotherboardMSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)  (all builds)
Memory3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160727
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateMar 14 '21 at 05:40
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Memory 88.5
1-Core 109
2-Core 219
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 390
8-Core 388
52% 389 Pts
64-Core 388
24% 388 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90.4% Outstanding
Lighting 113
Reflection 105
Parallax 108
92% 109 fps
MRender 136
Gravity 100
Splatting 90.9
87% 109 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
901GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 82 124 134 137 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
69% Good
Read 140
Write 119
Mixed 87.8
SusWrite 100
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1.1
193% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 69%
Great: 109%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 128GB
117GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 15 18 18 18 18 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
15.6% Very poor
Read 24.2
Write 17.8
Mixed 14.5
SusWrite 17.1
24% 18.4 MB/s
4K Read 5.5
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.5
150% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 15.6%
Great: 16%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
76.1% Very good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 23.1
78% 27.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 21
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 69.1
58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 1,513 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $595
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