MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 66.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	88.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	90.6% 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	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	22 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 01 '21 at 10:26
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Memory 76 1-Core 118 2-Core 226 78% 140 Pts	4-Core 324 8-Core 384 46% 354 Pts	64-Core 386 24% 386 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AMD(1002 6B76) CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.8.2 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	88.3% Excellent	Lighting 114 Reflection 109 Parallax 177 93% 133 fps	MRender 92.6 Gravity 126 Splatting 76.5 79% 98.4 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU900 256GB 1,844 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0125A SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 171 199 83 105 82 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 322 Mixed 358 SusWrite 157 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 98.8 4K Mixed 44.3 154% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 266 212% 294 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 112%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 190GB free Firmware: 32B3T8EA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 739 479 472 473 473 479 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 2,344 Write 1,635 Mixed 1,236 SusWrite 519 318% 1,433 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 74.2 249% 88.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,134 DQ Write 806 DQ Mixed 563 531% 834 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 311%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$89 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 882GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 430 448 456 426 374 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 331 Write 434 Mixed 429 SusWrite 420 92% 404 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 58.4 198% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 137%
Seagate ST32000644NS 2TB 7,161 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 522GB free Firmware: GG15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 118 119 119 119 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 111 Write 107 Mixed 59.3 SusWrite 118 72% 99 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	63% Good	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 22.2 65% 22.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 17.1 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 88.3 45% 88.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 106%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 56: 9R 3G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
56%	17%	81	304	241	60	27.2"	2560 1440	GSM5B99 27GN950

History: Score 17: 2R 1G 4B | Score 56: 9R 3G 2B

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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