MSI Z170A SLI (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	102% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	19 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170424
Uptime	12.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 21 '24 at 16:27
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Memory 83.2 1-Core 121 2-Core 223 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 391 8-Core 637 63% 514 Pts	64-Core 611 38% 611 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6585) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.29 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 140 Parallax 126 102% 131 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 133 Splatting 120 102% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial_CT120M500SSD3 256GB 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 157 157 154 155 251 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 481 Write 138 Mixed 247 SusWrite 174 57% 260 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 75 4K Mixed 39.8 139% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 286 213% 286 MB/s

Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 587GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 450 465 468 469 472 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 467 Mixed 424 SusWrite 462 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 74.4 4K Mixed 51.8 166% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 96GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 139 116 120 143 151 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 161 Write 118 Mixed 48.6 SusWrite 138 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 109%
WD WD5000BPKT-00PK4T0 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 872GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 98 99 100 98 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 98.5 Write 86.8 Mixed 65.4 SusWrite 98.8 64% 87.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-8GVR 08D9 16G-D4-2400-MR 04CD F4-2400C15-8GVR 08D9 16G-D4-2400-MR 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22.7 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 21.3 60% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 86%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	58	160	34.1"	1280 720	GSM7768 LG ULTRAWIDE

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Typical Z170A SLI (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 429 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI (MS-7998)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	177x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	152x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	25x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	79x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	51x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	38x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	17x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	16x
Solid State Disk 128GBSpccBench 69%, 14,793 samples	12x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	43x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	16x
F4 DDR4 3733 C17 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 97%, 572 samples	16x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $439

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16