MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	86.3% 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	88.5% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '21 at 18:44
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 91.4 1-Core 132 2-Core 229 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 642 69% 551 Pts	64-Core 688 43% 688 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6276) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 111 Parallax 102 89% 107 fps	MRender 93.8 Gravity 102 Splatting 99.1 81% 98.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 179 111 28 80 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 507 Write 494 Mixed 321 SusWrite 136 81% 364 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 38.6 147% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 204 189% 290 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 97%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 154GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 429 425 441 345 454 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 315 Mixed 378 SusWrite 411 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 36.8 4K Mixed 37.6 126% 37.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 36.5 DQ Mixed 98 100% 173 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 727GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 132 131 134 105 137 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 13.9 Write 81.9 Mixed 19.7 SusWrite 127 44% 60.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.4 83% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M2C3200C16 2x16GB 17,500 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 29.8 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 44.1 SC Mixed 26.4 86% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 65.1 62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 122%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 70: 10R 5G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
70%	20%	100	321	247	144	27"	2560 1440	ACR0490 XB271HU

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Typical Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 1,509 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	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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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