MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


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 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.3% 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	The 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (61%). 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	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161228
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '18 at 18:08
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	61%

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-$81 342,244 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 (99^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 133 2-Core 262 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 530 70% 523 Pts	64-Core 535 33% 535 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340 26,573 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Sapphire(174B E324) CLim: 1055 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.3.1 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.3% Above average	Lighting 61.3 Reflection 58 Parallax 66.8 50% 62 fps	MRender 63.7 Gravity 60.9 Splatting 79.7 57% 68.1 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 57%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 281GB free Firmware: KC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 4288 (03) Spinup time 100 98 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1985 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 80495736 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6873 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1898 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 77 56 387121175 (C2) HDA temperature 23 44 64424509463 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 46 31 4288 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 107979772795614 (F1) Unknown 100 253 4661515 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1274718159	61.6% Good	Read 108 Write 107 Mixed 104 80% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 1.07 4K Mixed 0.52 94% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 88%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 83GB free Firmware: SC13 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 124161981 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 37 37 65535 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 79 60 4388357748 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 10486 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 658 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 79 48 353566741 (C2) HDA temperature 21 52 60129542165 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 55 27 124161981 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	42.8% Average	Read 75.7 Write 73.2 Mixed 70.8 55% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.57 4K Mixed 0.53 112% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 60%
Samsung MMCRE28G5MXP-0VB 128GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: VBM1901Q Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 4954 (0C) Power cycle count 81 81 18463 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 91 91 534 (B2) Unknown 80 80 12 (B3) Unknown 97 97 112 (B4) Unknown 97 97 3728 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 253 253 0 (E8) Unknown 80 80 48 (E9) Unknown 32 32 2942966415	74.3% Very good	Read 200 Write 57.6 Mixed 50.6 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 5.14 4K Write 1.67 4K Mixed 1.33 393% 2.71 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL15-17-17 D4-3000 2x8GB 3,375 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.5% Average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 13.4 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 15.5 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 101%

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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	669x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	426x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	364x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	156x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	153x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	65x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	49x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	49x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $595

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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