MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	87.4% 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 Drive	99.8% 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '20 at 15:25
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 139 2-Core 258 93% 164 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 754 79% 635 Pts	64-Core 761 47% 761 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 114 Parallax 97.6 90% 107 fps	MRender 97.4 Gravity 102 Splatting 102 83% 101 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 79 92 81 77 95 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 444 Mixed 328 SusWrite 129 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 99.3 4K Mixed 53 179% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 329 256% 352 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 114%
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB 16,136 User benchmarks, average bench 283% 591GB free Firmware: SS0411B SusWrite @10s intervals: 2078 2093 2093 2098 1665 1020 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	345% Outstanding	Read 2,541 Write 2,053 Mixed 238 SusWrite 1,841 371% 1,668 MB/s	4K Read 58.4 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 82.4 276% 98.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,116 DQ Write 910 DQ Mixed 588 556% 871 MB/s
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 345% Great: 373%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 22GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 79 76 81 80 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 108 Write 60.2 Mixed 57 SusWrite 80.7 56% 76.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 135GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 159 163 185 183 172 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 144 Write 152 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 170 88% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.5 146% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 108%
LaCie Mobile Drive 5TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2.5TB free, PID 10bc Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 112 115 115 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 97.2 Write 100 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 114 134% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 167% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 26.1 91% 32 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 35 SC Mixed 25.6 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 51.3 78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 104%

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Typical Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 1,526 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	679x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	428x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	372x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	158x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	154x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	65x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	53x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	51x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	66x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	49x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	49x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $597

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16