MSI Z170A SLI (MS-7998)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 165% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 142% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	193% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Run History

22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170424
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '22 at 04:11
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 91.3 1-Core 134 2-Core 248 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 746 74% 606 Pts	64-Core 741 46% 741 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$898 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Dell(1028 3891) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	193% Outstanding	Lighting 280 Reflection 256 Parallax 284 228% 273 fps	MRender 320 Gravity 236 Splatting 179 193% 245 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 513 Write 492 Mixed 354 101% 453 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 62.4 216% 78.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 340 262% 356 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 114%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 678GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 181 180 183 183 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 133 Write 131 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 181 85% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2 361% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3000C15-8GVR 04CD F4-3000C15-8GVRB 04CD F4-3000C15-8GVR 04CD F4-3000C15-8GVRB 32GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80.4% Excellent	MC Read 29 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 24.3 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 34 SC Mixed 25.3 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 104%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z170A SLI (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 431 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI (MS-7998)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	178x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	153x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	25x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	79x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	51x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	39x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	44x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	16x
F4 DDR4 3733 C17 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 97%, 572 samples	16x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $452

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16