MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	152% 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	214% 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.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170424
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '21 at 23:37
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 130 2-Core 253 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 707 74% 592 Pts	64-Core 701 43% 701 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87BC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	152% Outstanding	Lighting 224 Reflection 210 Parallax 200 183% 211 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 153 Splatting 137 129% 162 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 256GB 12,312 User benchmarks, average bench 215% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0906I SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 265 264 267 265 264 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 2,279 Write 830 Mixed 422 SusWrite 268 206% 950 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 83.6 239% 88.4 MB/s	DQ Read 803 DQ Write 565 DQ Mixed 283 320% 550 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 277%
XPG GAMMIX S50 Lite 1TB 5,881 User benchmarks, average bench 296% 427GB free Firmware: 82A7T92C SusWrite @10s intervals: 1329 607 601 609 605 602 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 2,483 Write 1,262 Mixed 145 SusWrite 726 252% 1,154 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 40.2 4K Mixed 40.6 125% 38.3 MB/s	DQ Read 630 DQ Write 77.1 DQ Mixed 153 163% 287 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 458%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 638GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 464 479 459 462 445 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 422 Mixed 393 SusWrite 461 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 58.4 195% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 23.3 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 29.5 SC Mixed 24.7 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	12	10	60	24"	1280 720	BNQ78A7 BenQ GL2450H

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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	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	157x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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