MSI Z170A SLI (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	59.3% 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	75.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 03 '24 at 20:44
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Memory 83.2 1-Core 111 2-Core 216 78% 137 Pts	4-Core 367 8-Core 564 58% 465 Pts	64-Core 575 36% 575 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	59.3% Above average	Lighting 73.6 Reflection 83.7 Parallax 75.1 60% 77.5 fps	MRender 76.5 Gravity 73.5 Splatting 65.4 58% 71.8 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Ignite 240GB-$123 2,261 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 210 201 202 175 178 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 197 Write 263 Mixed 344 SusWrite 197 57% 250 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 68.6 4K Mixed 36.9 130% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 107 144% 263 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 108%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 337GB free Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 522 243 137 114 213 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 846 Write 479 Mixed 624 SusWrite 278 124% 556 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 91.3 4K Mixed 42.4 146% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 505 DQ Write 522 DQ Mixed 472 366% 500 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 144%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$33 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 128GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 84 85 85 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 99.8 Write 91 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 84.8 69% 92.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 76%
WD easystore 2647 5TB 3,858 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 404GB free, PID 2647 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 63 64 64 64 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	34.8% Below average	Read 74 Write 66.7 Mixed 51.1 SusWrite 64.4 86% 64 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 66%
WD Game Drive 5TB 2,065 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3.5TB free, PID 262f Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 108 109 108 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 125 Write 110 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 108 139% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 7.8 4K Mixed 0.7 293% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 2x8GB 17,846 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	36.9% Below average	MC Read 13 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 10.6 35% 12.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 13.4 SC Mixed 9.8 33% 11.6 GB/s	Latency 74.1 54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 86%

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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	53	20	144	24"	1280 720	ACI24E1 VG248

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Typical Z170A SLI (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 431 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 (MS-7998)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	178x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	153x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 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 $48Bench 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: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16