MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 77% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	93.3% 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	100% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	58.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160523
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 12 '19 at 10:17
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (61^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 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 744 74% 606 Pts	64-Core 745 46% 745 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Zotac(19DA 1396) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1607 MHz, MLim: 1805 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 124 Parallax 124 99% 123 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 108 Splatting 94.3 82% 101 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS200T2B0A 2TB 2,924 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 442 438 433 434 459 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 440 Write 448 Mixed 345 SusWrite 445 95% 420 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 36.7 142% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 39.1 93% 194 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 117%
ST3000NC 002-1DY166 3TB 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	32.5% Below average	Read 163 Write 159 Mixed 65.2 SusWrite 11.2 122% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 102% 1.3 MB/s

WDC WD10 02FAEX-00Z3A0 1TB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 463GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 86 86 86 87 87 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 96.1 Write 87.7 Mixed 50 SusWrite 86.4 106% 80 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 113% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 53%
ST3000DM 001-9YN166 3TB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 664GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.1 0 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	25.4% Poor	Read 150 Write 51.3 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 0.2 70% 65.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 72% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 25.4% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 2800 C14 4x16GB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 30.3 96% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 37.6 SC Mixed 29.9 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 55.7 72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 116%

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Typical Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 1,509 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	669x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	426x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	364x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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