MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	115% 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.
Boot Drive	170% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161228
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '21 at 05:56
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	69.8% Good	Memory 74.6 1-Core 109 2-Core 213 74% 132 Pts	4-Core 377 8-Core 366 50% 372 Pts	64-Core 399 25% 399 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Nvidia(10DE 139E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 150 Reflection 141 Parallax 161 122% 151 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 129 Splatting 112 112% 141 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEKNW010T9 1TB 20,963 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 697GB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 780 932 1067 1184 973 1129 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	170% Outstanding	Read 1163 Write 891 Mixed 894 SusWrite 1,011 222% 990 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 34.2 4K Mixed 37.7 138% 39.6 MB/s	DQ Read 807 DQ Write 89.9 DQ Mixed 173 196% 357 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 295%
HFS250G32TND-N1A2A 250GB 5,131 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 90GB free Firmware: 30000P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 238 239 248 234 238 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 382 Write 325 Mixed 302 SusWrite 250 71% 315 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 27.6 4K Mixed 26.2 93% 27.7 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 68.4 DQ Mixed 136 120% 190 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 106%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 21GB free Firmware: UF3000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 8.7 13 83 14 6.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 433 Write 212 Mixed 269 SusWrite 35.5 52% 237 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 29.9 4K Mixed 11.5 59% 20.1 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 20.7 DQ Mixed 37.8 36% 59.7 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 202GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 149 152 157 150 151 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 131 Write 125 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 148 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB 4,782 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.9% Good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 22.8 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 19 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 91.2 44% 91.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 96%

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

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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%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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 $241Bench 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