MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics86.9% 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 Drive289% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7998
MotherboardMSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180615
Uptime2.4 Days
Run DateOct 16 '21 at 23:07
Run Duration377 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$170
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Memory 95.7
1-Core 138
2-Core 270
94% 168 Pts
4-Core 475
8-Core 718
74% 597 Pts
64-Core 730
45% 730 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2059 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 116
Parallax 106
88% 110 fps
MRender 97.4
Gravity 106
Splatting 105
84% 103 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB
492GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SS0411B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1311 1012 518 650 1150 997 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
289% Outstanding
Read 2,587
Write 1941
Mixed 240
SusWrite 940
315% 1,427 MB/s
4K Read 59.3
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 83.6
278% 98.6 MB/s
DQ Read 954
DQ Write 924
DQ Mixed 510
501% 796 MB/s
Poor: 185%
This bench: 289%
Great: 373%
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB
188GB free
Firmware: SS0411B
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,500
Write 2,407
Mixed 247
378% 1,718 MB/s
4K Read 60
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 85.1
284% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 968
DQ Write 833
DQ Mixed 589
526% 796 MB/s
Poor: 185% Great: 373%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130
111GB free
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 231 230 230 229 231 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 485
Mixed 339
SusWrite 258
89% 396 MB/s
4K Read 43.2
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 58.4
202% 72.5 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 334
258% 354 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 115%
Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50
132GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 72 71 72 71 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
40.2% Average
Read 68.5
Write 45.3
Mixed 52.1
SusWrite 71.1
44% 59.2 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
171% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$60
212GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 142 144 144 144 144 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
67.1% Good
Read 90.8
Write 97.5
Mixed 21.2
SusWrite 143
64% 88.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 108%
LaCie Mobile Drive 5TB
2.5TB free, PID 10bc
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 104 105 105 105 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
51.2% Above average
Read 97.5
Write 99.6
Mixed 64.2
SusWrite 104
124% 91.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 4.6
4K Mixed 0.5
176% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 52%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
MC Read 33.5
MC Write 35.6
MC Mixed 26
91% 31.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 36.8
SC Mixed 28.5
78% 27.2 GB/s
Latency 54.8
73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 104%

 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 1,542 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: 72% - Very good Total price: $733
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