MSI Z170A SLI (MS-7998)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics79.4% 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 Drive8.34% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7998
MotherboardMSI Z170A SLI (MS-7998)  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180615
Uptime2.3 Days
Run DateOct 23 '18 at 11:10
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU8%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Memory 96.1
1-Core 106
2-Core 210
80% 137 Pts
4-Core 418
8-Core 403
55% 411 Pts
64-Core 422
26% 422 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.4% Very good
Lighting 101
Reflection 112
Parallax 105
83% 106 fps
MRender 97.2
Gravity 93.9
Splatting 80.3
73% 90.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR021
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 27 28 29 29 29 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
8.34% Terrible
Read 29.1
Write 9.5
Mixed 17.3
SusWrite 28.4
5% 21.1 MB/s
4K Read 7.4
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 4.3
18% 4.73 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 8.34%
Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
403GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 116 116 115 116 116 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
58.6% Above average
Read 88.8
Write 68.1
Mixed 64.1
SusWrite 116
62% 84.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$78
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
60% Good
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 19.1
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 18.1
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 53.7
74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 60%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A SLI (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 427 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI (MS-7998)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $464
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