MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics138% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive69.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7998
MotherboardMSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)  (all builds)
Memory59.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160523
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateAug 11 '17 at 03:48
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 88.2
1-Core 137
2-Core 265
90% 163 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 753
74% 603 Pts
64-Core 710
44% 710 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Titan X Pascal-$286
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2802 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 382.53
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Lighting 197
Reflection 210
Parallax 185
160% 198 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 182
Splatting 133
122% 150 fps
Poor: 108%
This bench: 138%
Great: 132%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550
198GB free
Firmware: 8EV10171 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
238% Outstanding
Read 2,045
Write 949
Mixed 1,309
316% 1,434 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 231
4K Mixed 50.6
252% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 567
DQ Write 505
DQ Mixed 227
255% 433 MB/s
Poor: 123%
This bench: 238%
Great: 230%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z22000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
69.7% Good
Read 481
Write 200
Mixed 278
70% 320 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 3.7
110% 49.8 MB/s
DQ Read 189
DQ Write 193
DQ Mixed 22.4
63% 135 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 78%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.7% Good
MC Read 23.5
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 22.1
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 28.9
SC Mixed 23.1
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 138%

 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 1,511 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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