MSI Z170A SLI (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	134% 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 Drive	263% 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.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	22.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161228
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '22 at 02:36
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 147 2-Core 275 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 810 84% 674 Pts	64-Core 799 50% 799 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 198 Parallax 210 152% 198 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 190 Splatting 131 124% 154 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 637 326 327 326 325 296 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 2,510 Write 1,460 Mixed 1,321 SusWrite 373 313% 1,416 MB/s	4K Read 65.1 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 87 298% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 976 DQ Write 1,167 DQ Mixed 1,006 776% 1,050 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 461GB free Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 491 492 492 494 494 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 521 Write 497 Mixed 424 SusWrite 491 109% 483 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 54.5 198% 75.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 121%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 29GB free Firmware: 0420 SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 295 295 296 295 287 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 484 Write 296 Mixed 280 SusWrite 294 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 38.1 168% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 278 218% 302 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G 24GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2700, 2700, 2700, 2700 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 27.3 91% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 27.1 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 108%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI (MS-7998)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	175x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	152x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	25x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	79x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	51x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	38x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	17x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	16x
Solid State Disk 128GBSpccBench 69%, 14,793 samples	12x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	43x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	16x
F4 DDR4 3733 C17 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 97%, 572 samples	16x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $464

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $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