MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 196% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 165% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	235% 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.
Boot Drive	206% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20170424
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '24 at 13:46
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Memory 92.1 1-Core 129 2-Core 249 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 650 67% 539 Pts	64-Core 674 42% 674 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-Ti 16,406 User benchmarks, average bench 232% Nvidia(10DE 1618) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 551.76 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	235% Outstanding	Lighting 350 Reflection 316 Parallax 362 285% 343 fps	MRender 388 Gravity 312 Splatting 207 237% 302 fps
Poor: 205% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 247%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WDBRPG0010BNC-WR 1TB 366 User benchmarks, average bench 262% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1518 678 654 695 669 673 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,548 Write 2,139 Mixed 1,912 SusWrite 814 362% 1,603 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 61.7 205% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 764 DQ Write 628 DQ Mixed 681 514% 691 MB/s
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 327%
Kingdian S400 120GB 1,721 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 39GB free Firmware: Q0318E SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 75 57 57 56 56 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 422 Write 337 Mixed 332 SusWrite 92.8 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 76.9 4K Mixed 45.2 151% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 238 192% 272 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 97%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 83 82 83 82 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 77.7 Write 78.5 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 82.5 57% 77 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 63%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 128GB 2,131 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 113GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 2.5 4.1 4.4 4.2 4.4 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 54.2 Write 5.7 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 4.1 16% 17.7 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Mixed 0 130% 11.7 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 24.5 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 32.2 SC Mixed 24.3 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 114%

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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%	0	69	57	120	31.5"	1280 720	GSM7766 LG ULTRAGEAR

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Typical Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 1,513 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	671x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	427x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	366x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	157x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	153x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	65x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	52x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	51x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	64x
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: $595

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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