MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171205
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '18 at 01:42
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 91.8 1-Core 120 2-Core 235 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 591 60% 487 Pts	64-Core 717 44% 717 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1435) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 358 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 607 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 97 97 52 (AE) Unknown 100 100 61 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 73 51 210454446107 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 97 97 3 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 12729644969 (F7) Unknown 100 100 400083388 (F8) Unknown 100 100 170012843 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1251 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0
Poor: 53% Great: 95%
Seagate NAS HDD 3TB-$119 3,343 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2.5TB free Firmware: SC60 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 113629048 (03) Spinup time 93 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 982 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 66 60 4479006 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 587 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 111 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 71 48 487915549 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 23 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 982 (C2) HDA temperature 29 52 68719476765 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	92.1% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 151 Mixed 149 118% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 1.78 4K Mixed 0.21 86% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 99%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 158GB free Firmware: SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 76 64 42575358 (03) Spinup time 100 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 460 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 76 60 4337315904 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 59176059406016 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 401 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 2 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 54 571867170 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 1 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 24 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 501 (C2) HDA temperature 34 46 68719476770 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -87604447934788 (F1) Unknown 100 253 8499285404 (F2) Unknown 100 253 30118869837 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	50.9% Above average	Read 100 Write 77 Mixed 60.5 59% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 2.33 4K Mixed 0.14 76% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSE.16FAR 859B BLS16G4D240FSE.16FBR 859B BLS8G4D240FSE.16FAR 32GB 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41.7% Average	MC Read 13.8 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 11.7 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 13.7 SC Mixed 13.1 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns

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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	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