MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.1% 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	210% 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	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 (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171205
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '19 at 16:14
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	59%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^th 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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 106 2-Core 280 88% 161 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 556 74% 555 Pts	64-Core 558 34% 558 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3724) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.43 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Lighting 68.3 Reflection 69.6 Parallax 61.3 56% 66.4 fps	MRender 71.9 Gravity 66.8 Splatting 70.2 57% 69.6 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 546 268 259 252 246 241 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 1918 Write 1,393 Mixed 520 SusWrite 302 228% 1,033 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 57.1 223% 86.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,090 DQ Write 999 DQ Mixed 626 584% 905 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 236%
Plextor PX-512M6S+ 512GB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 337GB free Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 338 421 428 428 429 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 402 Mixed 302 SusWrite 381 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 87.7 4K Mixed 42.4 148% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 198 184% 283 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%
OCZ VERTEX2 60GB 4,861 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 26GB free Firmware: 1.37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 63 66 83 61 64 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 194 Write 94.5 Mixed 126 SusWrite 67.5 27% 120 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 79.2 4K Mixed 32.4 128% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 97.8 DQ Mixed 110 85% 116 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 51%
SB X-Fi Go! 1GB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 0% 0GB free, PID null Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 0.5 0% 0.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 3% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 0% Great: 0%
Adata DashDrive UV150 USB 3.0 32GB-$17 1,414 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 21GB free, PID dc1a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 53 54 54 54 54 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 106 Write 54.5 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 51.7 81% 66.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.7 112% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 43.2 MC Mixed 35.4 111% 39 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 44.5 SC Mixed 31.5 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 51.4 78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

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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 $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 $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	153x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	65x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	52x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	51x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	64x
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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $589

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16