MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	30.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	136% 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '21 at 01:33
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Memory 85.3 1-Core 112 2-Core 230 80% 143 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 436 60% 446 Pts	64-Core 454 28% 454 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% Sapphire(174B A003) CLim: 940 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.3% Below average	Lighting 40.4 Reflection 34.4 Parallax 52.6 33% 42.5 fps	MRender 30.3 Gravity 41.5 Splatting 23.7 25% 31.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston RBUSNS8154P3256GJ1 256GB 13,793 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FK12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 529 251 251 253 255 256 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 697 Write 753 Mixed 689 SusWrite 299 137% 610 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 51.4 191% 69.2 MB/s	DQ Read 702 DQ Write 718 DQ Mixed 586 475% 669 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 136%
WD WD5000AVDS-63U7B1 500GB 24,608 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 466GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 90 91 92 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 91.6 Write 92.7 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 91.1 62% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 97% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 8A45 CL16-18-18 D4-3000 16GB 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	72.8% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 21.7 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 19.8 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	10	7	60	27"	1280 720	DELD0E5 S2719DGF

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	669x
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	364x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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