MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	29.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	216% 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.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 29 '18 at 23:11
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$119 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 150 2-Core 298 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 590 78% 587 Pts	64-Core 574 36% 574 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435 47,610 User benchmarks, average bench 28% EVGA(3842 3677) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1552 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Lighting 34.2 Reflection 34.4 Parallax 43.1 28% 37.2 fps	MRender 47.5 Gravity 39.5 Splatting 34.5 32% 40.5 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 31%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$150 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 597 528 490 475 444 405 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1,976 Write 830 Mixed 617 SusWrite 490 215% 978 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 60.3 255% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1048 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 370 351% 572 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 243%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 34 35 37 38 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 170 Write 166 Mixed 110 SusWrite 43.6 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 196% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 101%
Microsoft virtueller Datenträger 279GB 49GB free Firmware: 1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 34 36 35 46 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	55.1% Above average	Read 154 Write 121 Mixed 106 SusWrite 37.7 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1.13 MB/s

Microsoft virtueller Datenträger 8GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 5GB free Firmware: 1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 37 34 34 36 45 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	60.5% Good	Read 173 Write 82 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 37.5 71% 95.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB 7,794 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	72.9% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 21.7 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 25.6 SC Mixed 22.1 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 79%

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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 $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	705x
Core i5-6600KIntel $119Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	437x
Core i7-7700KIntel $179Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	87x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	378x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	163x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	161x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $44Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	66x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	54x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	51x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	68x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	50x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	49x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $674

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