MSI Z170A SLI (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	122% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '19 at 01:57
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 265 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 751 78% 625 Pts	64-Core 773 48% 773 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 184 Parallax 183 140% 180 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 150 Splatting 118 104% 128 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 120GB-$75 15,430 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 433 Write 138 Mixed 127 50% 233 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 42.7 4K Mixed 26.2 96% 31.7 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 27.1 DQ Mixed 41.8 55% 107 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 77%
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 25GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 246 219 196 164 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 441 Write 272 Mixed 308 SusWrite 205 68% 307 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 38.3 146% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 180 163% 249 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 91%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 44GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 443 254 255 229 250 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 426 Write 382 Mixed 390 SusWrite 316 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 42.2 156% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 329 248% 332 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 99%
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 5GB free Firmware: SBFM61.2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 468 Write 236 Mixed 332 76% 345 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 80.2 4K Mixed 37.6 146% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 185 164% 244 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 943GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 182 191 180 182 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 150 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 185 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 2x8GB 17,846 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 21.5 72% 25 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 23.1 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 86%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI (MS-7998)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	175x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	152x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	25x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	79x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	51x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	38x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	17x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	16x
Solid State Disk 128GBSpccBench 69%, 14,793 samples	12x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	43x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	16x
F4 DDR4 3733 C17 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 97%, 572 samples	16x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $450

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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