MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	17.7% 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	58% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161228
Uptime	11 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '19 at 10:57
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 284 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 510 69% 512 Pts	64-Core 530 33% 530 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1790 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.12.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 0 Reflection 69 Parallax 90.5 0% 53.2 fps	MRender 66 Gravity 71.9 Splatting 55.8 52% 64.6 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X400 256GB-$29 2,279 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4140000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 119 55 49 50 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	58% Above average	Read 329 Write 121 Mixed 129 SusWrite 66.1 35% 161 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 70.4 4K Mixed 17.3 105% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 92.3 DQ Mixed 42.3 81% 170 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 99%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 57GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 120 118 122 120 95 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 168 Write 146 Mixed 98.7 SusWrite 116 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 238% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 32.7 103% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 41 SC Mixed 29.6 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 53.4 75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

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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	670x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	426x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	365x
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 $45Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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