MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 58.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	53.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	161% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '21 at 05:30
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing below expectations (25^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 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	58.7% Above average	Memory 90.6 1-Core 51.4 2-Core 87.4 52% 76.5 Pts	4-Core 152 8-Core 196 22% 174 Pts	64-Core 174 11% 174 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AB) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.7% Above average	Lighting 64.3 Reflection 90.3 Parallax 56.2 52% 70.3 fps	MRender 67.6 Gravity 70.9 Splatting 67.9 56% 68.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 222GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 220 227 226 221 225 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 366 Write 350 Mixed 287 SusWrite 233 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 34 4K Mixed 30.8 89% 28.6 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 312 241% 330 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 114%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$90 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 795GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 337 451 447 432 447 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 330 Write 348 Mixed 287 SusWrite 396 77% 340 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 71.4 4K Mixed 41.4 133% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 270 193% 244 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 137%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB 7,232 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1071 1028 423 435 433 437 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 1490 Write 1,402 Mixed 1,278 SusWrite 638 270% 1,202 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 59.2 4K Mixed 43 137% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 525 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 338 277% 400 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 389%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 877GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 163 165 168 162 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 162 Mixed 78.1 SusWrite 161 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 215% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 109%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 133 139 135 133 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 133 Write 127 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 133 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 1,055 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	83% Excellent	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 35.4 MC Mixed 29.5 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 16.4 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 28: 1R 5G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
28%	30%	46	254	182	60	27"	1920 1080	HPN3423 HP 27 Curved

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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 $45Bench 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 $274	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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