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MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	80.3% 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	40.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '24 at 03:12
Run Duration	118 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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-$93 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Memory 86.3 1-Core 125 2-Core 248 85% 153 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 495 66% 495 Pts	64-Core 469 29% 469 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.76 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.3% Excellent	Lighting 98.5 Reflection 107 Parallax 93.7 80% 99.7 fps	MRender 94.2 Gravity 102 Splatting 97.3 80% 98 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 88%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
T-force T253TY001T 1TB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: W0802A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 29 28 30 29 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 333 Write 281 Mixed 278 SusWrite 54.2 53% 236 MB/s	4K Read 10.7 4K Write 31.3 4K Mixed 10.9 47% 17.6 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 32 78% 156 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TIMETEC-U8G-3200 8C26 TIMETEC-U8G-3200 04CD F4-3600C18-8GVK 04CD F4-3600C18-8GVK 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	78.2% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 25.7 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 25.3 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 98.6 41% 98.6 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 103%

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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	1273	45	75	23.8"	1280 720	ACR0923 SA241Y

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Typical Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 1,604 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $85Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	713x
Core i5-6600KIntel $93Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	448x
Core i7-7700KIntel $148Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	88x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	384x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	168x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	162x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	67x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	54x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	51x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	69x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	52x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	50x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $645

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