MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	153% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151028
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '19 at 11:10
Run Duration	283 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 89.8 1-Core 136 2-Core 276 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 770 79% 636 Pts	64-Core 759 47% 759 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDJTNG-8310A 256GB 30,266 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80000C00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 338 333 322 335 410 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 975 Write 261 Mixed 728 SusWrite 345 128% 577 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 54.4 215% 81.9 MB/s	DQ Read 563 DQ Write 656 DQ Mixed 574 442% 598 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 164%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 401GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 450 300 252 243 323 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 427 Write 436 Mixed 378 SusWrite 334 89% 394 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 41.2 143% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 330 248% 331 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 99%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 172GB free Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 50 53 54 51 52 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 419 Mixed 400 SusWrite 88.8 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 49.2 172% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 246 207% 298 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 91%
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90 17,487 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 47GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 438 441 453 439 435 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 447 Mixed 329 SusWrite 439 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 43.4 165% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 160 145% 213 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 464GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 455 459 471 457 452 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 441 Mixed 409 SusWrite 456 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 64.4 219% 79.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 134%
LSI MR9271-8i 18TB 9.5TB free Firmware: 3.46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 521 474 469 484 475 469 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C15 4x8GB 373 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 23.3 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 24.6 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 112%

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Typical Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 1,510 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	365x
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 $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 $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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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