MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.6% 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	199% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171205
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '22 at 20:50
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 91.1 1-Core 142 2-Core 283 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 522 70% 523 Pts	64-Core 518 32% 518 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.7.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Lighting 75.8 Reflection 65.5 Parallax 109 62% 83.4 fps	MRender 65.9 Gravity 83.4 Splatting 48.7 52% 66 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 256GB 15,205 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 199GB free (System drive) Firmware: EDFM90.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1099 1126 1137 1152 1153 240 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1,021 Write 1,120 Mixed 957 SusWrite 984 230% 1,020 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 62.7 218% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 640 DQ Write 719 DQ Mixed 650 497% 669 MB/s
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 230%
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 99GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 136 173 174 174 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 482 Mixed 366 SusWrite 210 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 88.6 4K Mixed 39.4 145% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 206 191% 293 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 97%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 110GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 176 173 175 173 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 213 Write 164 Mixed 114 SusWrite 174 122% 166 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 109%
Seagate ST3160023AS 160GB-$24 4,798 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 88GB free Firmware: 3.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 51 52 52 52 52 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 160 Write 13 Mixed 42.1 SusWrite 51.9 49% 66.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 32%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB 19,716 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 241GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 72 73 72 73 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	43% Average	Read 77.2 Write 85.4 Mixed 57.1 SusWrite 72.1 54% 73 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD44G266681 2x4GB 2,144 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.2% Excellent	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 24.9 80% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 36.9 SC Mixed 26.1 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 96%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) - $140

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	678x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	428x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	371x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	158x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	154x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	65x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	53x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	51x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	65x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	49x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	49x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $597

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16