MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	64.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170424
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 20 '17 at 03:10
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 150 2-Core 298 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 837 88% 704 Pts	64-Core 834 52% 834 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2168 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.92 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Lighting 81.9 Reflection 82.8 Parallax 78.4 67% 81.1 fps	MRender 66.1 Gravity 77 Splatting 76 60% 73 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS2211 960GB-$289 229 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 435GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS221017 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 247 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 67 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 1505 (AD) Unknown 100 100 131083 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 20 (C2) HDA temperature 98 98 128850919454 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2305	103% Outstanding	Read 530 Write 505 Mixed 487 113% 508 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 14.1 126% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 65.8 125% 249 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 111%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 82GB free Firmware: 400i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 136468291782573 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2430 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 2384 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 4827689 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2384 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 374185 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 43 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 374185 (F2) Unknown 100 100 285240 (F9) Unknown 100 100 14945	78.4% Very good	Read 501 Write 152 Mixed 228 64% 294 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 18.8 141% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 162 DQ Mixed 52.6 77% 146 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 850GB free Firmware: CC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 142222256 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6883 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 9690002 (09) Power-on hours count 76 76 21581 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2191 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 72 58 505020444 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 79 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 83 83 34645 (C2) HDA temperature 28 42 77309411356 (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 -79628693663654 (F1) Unknown 100 253 94319496873250 (F2) Unknown 100 253 94389748803219	108% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 187 Mixed 183 140% 186 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.57 4K Mixed 0.07 64% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x4GB 7,238 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 42.1 MC Write 46.1 MC Mixed 31 114% 39.7 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 50.8 SC Mixed 36.4 106% 37.2 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 111%

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Gaming 69%

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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	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 $129Bench 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