MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 51.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	118% 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	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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151028
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '21 at 09:20
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing way below expectations (17^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	51.7% Above average	Memory 77.3 1-Core 109 2-Core 158 68% 115 Pts	4-Core 152 8-Core 168 21% 160 Pts	64-Core 157 10% 157 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 159 Reflection 150 Parallax 162 130% 157 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 169 Splatting 117 110% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,339 Write 2,205 Mixed 1,558 452% 2,034 MB/s	4K Read 57.3 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 81 270% 96.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,345 DQ Write 1,138 DQ Mixed 1,262 940% 1,248 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
WD Purple Surveillance 4TB (2017)-$71 8,846 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 90GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 87 88 88 89 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 85 Write 86.7 Mixed 50 SusWrite 87.2 57% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 113%
Toshiba DT01ABA300 3TB 5,677 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: MZ6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 130 131 131 131 130 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 126 Write 133 Mixed 26 SusWrite 130 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 126% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x8GB 1,605 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	58.9% Above average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 20.4 59% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 18.6 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 85.8 47% 85.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	669x
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	364x
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 $129Bench 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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $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