MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics74.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7998
MotherboardMSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)  (all builds)
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180615
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 24 '23 at 04:24
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 41%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
73.7% Very good
Memory 80
1-Core 124
2-Core 245
83% 150 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 428
53% 405 Pts
64-Core 430
27% 430 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon RX5600
Dell(1028 3910) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 6GB, Driver: 21.30.23.04
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
74.3% Very good
Lighting 93.8
Reflection 116
Parallax 132
76% 114 fps
MRender 90.1
Gravity 94.1
Splatting 76.7
70% 87 fps
Poor: 67%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 78%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 999GB
887GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 103 104 122 117 159 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
78% Very good
Read 158
Write 155
Mixed 34.1
SusWrite 114
83% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.5
131% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78%
Great: 167%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston X5H5PW-MIE 04CB DDR4 2800 2OZ X5H5PW-MIE 04CB DDR4 2800 2OZ 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
74.4% Very good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 30.9
MC Mixed 23.9
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 30.1
SC Mixed 22.1
66% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 80.5
50% 80.5 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 76%

 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 1,530 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $600
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