MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	87.6% 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	93.9% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171205
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '21 at 20:47
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 84.2 1-Core 111 2-Core 213 77% 136 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 428 58% 431 Pts	64-Core 427 26% 427 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	87.6% Excellent	Lighting 126 Reflection 138 Parallax 139 103% 134 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 131 Splatting 0.1 58% 81.5 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 142 137 87 76 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 433 Mixed 260 SusWrite 120 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 47.1 173% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 265 DQ Mixed 228 193% 284 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 101%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 302GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 377 457 434 440 427 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 236 Write 433 Mixed 191 SusWrite 415 72% 319 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 60 169% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 323 219% 262 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 445GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 150 151 149 148 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 125 Write 97.6 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 147 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.5% Average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 12.5 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 14.1 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 85%

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

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Typical Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 1,511 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 $230Bench 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 $94Bench 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 $273	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 $177	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