MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 154% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	187% 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	259% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '21 at 12:21
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 89.1 1-Core 122 2-Core 254 86% 155 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 702 69% 565 Pts	64-Core 690 43% 690 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	187% Outstanding	Lighting 267 Reflection 240 Parallax 284 217% 264 fps	MRender 322 Gravity 236 Splatting 170 190% 243 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 220GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1538 1070 933 797 663 628 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 1,732 Write 1,514 Mixed 1,411 SusWrite 938 314% 1,399 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 73.8 260% 98.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,292 DQ Write 1,071 DQ Mixed 1,163 876% 1,175 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 347%
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35 20,420 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 35GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 134 118 133 132 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 437 Mixed 317 SusWrite 157 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 58.6 211% 76.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 312 247% 345 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 537GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 166 169 167 169 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 131 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 168 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14/8G KHX2400C15/8G 16GB 1,493 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	67.3% Good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 18.9 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 21.1 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 81%

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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 1,511 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

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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 $241Bench 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 $40Bench 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