MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics133% 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.
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 PLUS (MS-7998)  (all builds)
Memory6.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161228
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateDec 09 '19 at 23:42
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 93
1-Core 138
2-Core 243
90% 158 Pts
4-Core 461
8-Core 728
73% 595 Pts
64-Core 720
45% 720 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Lighting 187
Reflection 200
Parallax 195
152% 194 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 184
Splatting 130
120% 147 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 133%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SUV300S37A120G 120GB
3GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.G
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 6,027
Write 55.3
Mixed 110
429% 2,064 MB/s
4K Read 791
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 6.9
1,209% 267 MB/s
Poor: 45% Great: 83%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB
744GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 43 29 26 37 48 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
40.4% Average
Read 104
Write 88
Mixed 69.5
SusWrite 36.3
55% 74.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
182% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 110%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 4TB
1TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 55 41 41 54 60 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
41.7% Average
Read 93.2
Write 91.3
Mixed 53.5
SusWrite 51.6
53% 72.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 41.7%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G1A1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
68.5% Good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 25.4
MC Mixed 20.2
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 24.8
SC Mixed 21.7
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 62.1
64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 75%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 1,508 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 PLUS (MS-7998) - $140

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $595
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