MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	86.6% 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	309% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	10.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '21 at 18:21
Run Duration	311 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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 (99^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 271 95% 169 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 704 73% 590 Pts	64-Core 718 44% 718 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.5% 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: 466.11 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Lighting 108 Reflection 116 Parallax 106 88% 110 fps	MRender 97 Gravity 107 Splatting 105 84% 103 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB 16,136 User benchmarks, average bench 283% 426GB free Firmware: SS0411B SusWrite @10s intervals: 1323 1140 1044 1000 1041 1038 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	326% Outstanding	Read 2,652 Write 2461 Mixed 241 SusWrite 1,098 358% 1,613 MB/s	4K Read 65.6 4K Write 205 4K Mixed 95.1 330% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1246 DQ Write 1,014 DQ Mixed 589 588% 949 MB/s
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 326% Great: 373%
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB 16,136 User benchmarks, average bench 283% 303GB free (System drive) Firmware: SS0411B SusWrite @10s intervals: 1144 991 406 964 1026 1018 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	309% Outstanding	Read 2,686 Write 2,152 Mixed 243 SusWrite 925 332% 1,501 MB/s	4K Read 64.2 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 88.4 311% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1231 DQ Write 986 DQ Mixed 587 581% 935 MB/s
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 309% Great: 373%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 116GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 226 226 228 232 231 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 478 Mixed 372 SusWrite 257 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 62 217% 79.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 335 259% 355 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 374GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 70 71 71 71 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 74.8 Write 48 Mixed 64 SusWrite 70 48% 64.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 160GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 166 168 168 167 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 193 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 166 107% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 105% 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: 105 108 106 108 107 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 107 Write 99.4 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 107 124% 92.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.5 176% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 26.3 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 36.6 SC Mixed 28.3 76% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 89.1% 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 1,526 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	679x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	428x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	372x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	158x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	154x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	65x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	53x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	51x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	66x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 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: $597

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16