MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	73% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	108% 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.
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '20 at 21:42
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 146 2-Core 282 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 808 83% 668 Pts	64-Core 811 50% 811 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2177 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73% Very good	Lighting 105 Reflection 121 Parallax 102 86% 109 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 101 Splatting 0.09 49% 68.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDHL250GB-D8 250GB 554 User benchmarks, average bench 160% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1115F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 25 19 31 32 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 1,551 Write 30.9 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 26.9 85% 408 MB/s	4K Read 68 4K Write 36.5 4K Mixed 0.3 123% 34.9 MB/s	DQ Read 507 DQ Write 38.1 DQ Mixed 8.7 73% 185 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 199%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 98GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 91 93 93 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 144 Write 141 Mixed 114 SusWrite 92.5 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 209% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 333GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 138 140 140 138 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 135 Write 140 Mixed 119 SusWrite 139 99% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 234% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x4GB 2,101 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 24.8 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 34.7 SC Mixed 25.7 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 107%

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

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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 $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	669x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	426x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	83x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	363x
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	50x

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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