MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	78% 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 Drive	95.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '24 at 02:14
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing below expectations (25^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-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Memory 82.4 1-Core 116 2-Core 223 79% 140 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 588 61% 491 Pts	64-Core 595 37% 595 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8597) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78% Very good	Lighting 96.6 Reflection 106 Parallax 97.3 79% 99.8 fps	MRender 93.1 Gravity 93.6 Splatting 94.1 77% 93.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 123 107 292 94 31 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 730 Write 550 Mixed 552 SusWrite 170 112% 500 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 74.2 4K Mixed 37.4 122% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 524 DQ Mixed 322 266% 373 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 157%
Acer SA100 1920GB 78 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 387GB free Firmware: V0823A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 385 392 377 190 278 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 450 Write 379 Mixed 367 SusWrite 315 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 73.3 4K Mixed 20.5 110% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 37.4 94% 195 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 106%
WD Purple 4TB (2014)-$71 8,426 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 90 88 88 89 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 91.4 Write 90.7 Mixed 51.3 SusWrite 88.6 59% 80.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB 14,178 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	61.7% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 19.1 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 18.8 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 93.2 43% 93.2 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	7	214	58	60	24"	1280 720	ACI2498 VS248

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	689x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	428x
Core i7-7700KIntel $249Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	372x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	158x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	156x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	65x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	53x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	51x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	67x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	49x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	49x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $736

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16