MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	91.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '22 at 22:12
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing below expectations (23^rd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 85.4 1-Core 128 2-Core 227 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 650 64% 523 Pts	64-Core 580 36% 580 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3363) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.4% Outstanding	Lighting 114 Reflection 120 Parallax 110 93% 115 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 112 Splatting 105 88% 108 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 540s Series 240GB 7,812 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: LSBG200 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 29 29 30 28 40 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 57% Great: 90%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 53GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,570 Write 1,912 Mixed 1,212 419% 1,898 MB/s	4K Read 52.7 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 56.5 228% 84.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,112 DQ Write 733 DQ Mixed 927 690% 924 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 22GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2470 Write 2,305 Mixed 1751 484% 2,175 MB/s	4K Read 64.5 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 88.7 294% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,164 DQ Write 828 DQ Mixed 949 722% 980 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 23GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 127 139 129 110 135 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 88.3 Write 93.8 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 121 69% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 109%
Samsung Flash Drive 64GB 8,748 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 53GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 24 24 25 25 24 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 213 Write 26.7 Mixed 44.9 SusWrite 24.5 74% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 12.4 4K Write 11.9 4K Mixed 10.3 801% 11.5 MB/s	DQ Read 16.5 DQ Write 9 DQ Mixed 11.7 765% 12.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3200 2OZ 4x4GB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.4% Good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 21.8 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 21.5 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 112%

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Typical Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 1,513 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 $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 $400Bench 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 $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 $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	49x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $595

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16