MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics86% 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 Drive260% 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.
Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7998
MotherboardMSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)  (all builds)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180615
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 22 '21 at 21:01
Run Duration364 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 56%
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 PC Performing as expected (48th 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 (98th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Memory 94.6
1-Core 121
2-Core 243
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 475
8-Core 678
72% 577 Pts
64-Core 727
45% 727 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2059 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
86% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 115
Parallax 106
87% 109 fps
MRender 96.5
Gravity 106
Splatting 104
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB
490GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SS0411B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1134 1016 997 995 992 992 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
260% Outstanding
Read 2387
Write 1,887
Mixed 217
SusWrite 1021
305% 1,378 MB/s
4K Read 50.6
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 66.2
221% 76.6 MB/s
DQ Read 967
DQ Write 520
DQ Mixed 375
377% 621 MB/s
Poor: 185%
This bench: 260%
Great: 373%
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB
188GB free
Firmware: SS0411B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1381 1014 1025 1027 1020 1022 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
275% Outstanding
Read 2,442
Write 1609
Mixed 221
SusWrite 1,082
295% 1,338 MB/s
4K Read 52.2
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 70.3
234% 81.7 MB/s
DQ Read 967
DQ Write 766
DQ Mixed 588
516% 774 MB/s
Poor: 185%
This bench: 275%
Great: 373%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130
106GB free
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 227 221 223 230 225 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 475
Mixed 335
SusWrite 254
88% 391 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 86
4K Mixed 50.4
163% 57 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 333
258% 354 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 103%
Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50
48GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 63 63 63 64 64 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
36.5% Below average
Read 63.7
Write 62
Mixed 46.4
SusWrite 63.2
43% 58.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 36.5%
Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$60
212GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 142 144 144 142 144 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
66.3% Good
Read 88.4
Write 105
Mixed 13.4
SusWrite 142
63% 87.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 108%
LaCie Mobile Drive 5TB
2.5TB free, PID 10bc
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 107 106 104 105 104 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
46.8% Average
Read 77.6
Write 104
Mixed 78.2
SusWrite 104
128% 91.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 0.6
163% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 46.8%
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 (65th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
MC Read 35.1
MC Write 34.8
MC Mixed 26.5
92% 32.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 22.8
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 58.1
69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 88.3%
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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