MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics95.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive97.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7998
MotherboardMSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)  (all builds)
Memory8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160222
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateNov 24 '19 at 16:29
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 127
2-Core 236
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 669
66% 541 Pts
64-Core 685
42% 685 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.2
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.3% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 142
Parallax 133
97% 131 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 125
Splatting 104
92% 114 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk X400 256GB-$29
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4120000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 177 135 163 53 90 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 388
Mixed 206
SusWrite 136
68% 307 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 51.2
184% 66.6 MB/s
DQ Read 338
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 220
180% 259 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 99%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
35GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 420 227 151 123 114 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 462
Mixed 416
SusWrite 253
91% 407 MB/s
4K Read 47.5
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 66.3
225% 80.6 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 360
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 121%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2800 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.5% Good
MC Read 26.4
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 20.3
70% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 24.5
SC Mixed 21.9
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 93%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 1,509 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) - $140

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $595
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