MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	45.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	56.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	7.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '21 at 21:58
Run Duration	325 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6300-$44 3,672 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Memory 79 1-Core 119 2-Core 202 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 324 8-Core 320 43% 322 Pts	64-Core 323 20% 323 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 75%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.1% Average	Lighting 55.8 Reflection 60.7 Parallax 80.8 46% 65.8 fps	MRender 60.5 Gravity 60.8 Splatting 44.9 44% 55.4 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 75 65 59 59 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 442 Write 81.7 Mixed 106 SusWrite 64 38% 173 MB/s	4K Read 17.6 4K Write 77.2 4K Mixed 21.9 96% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 74.1 DQ Mixed 107 85% 122 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 121%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 286GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 50 61 63 64 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 78.9 Write 70.8 Mixed 55.6 SusWrite 59.7 49% 66.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 115% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 67%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 128 131 132 131 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 128 Write 136 Mixed 68.6 SusWrite 131 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK8GX4M1A2666C16 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	74.7% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 25 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 23.7 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 82.4 48% 82.4 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 57: 6R 8G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
57%	45%	38	320	248	60	27.5"	1920 1080	SAM0C4D U28E590

History: Score 46: 5R 6G 3B | Score 53: 8R 3G 4B | Score 52: 6R 6G 4B | Score 57: 6R 8G 3B

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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 $250Bench 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 $273	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 $186	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