MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics91.2% 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 Drive56.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7998
MotherboardMSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160727
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateJun 13 '17 at 19:06
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
Memory 93.1
1-Core 140
2-Core 279
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 779
79% 642 Pts
64-Core 778
48% 778 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 120
Parallax 103
95% 113 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 105
Splatting 99.8
83% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 580ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
56.5% Above average
Read 444
Write 107
Mixed 122
48% 224 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 92.7
4K Mixed 14.9
98% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 60.1
DQ Write 109
DQ Mixed 25.9
36% 64.9 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
22GB free
Firmware: CC49 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
68.4% Good
Read 118
Write 120
Mixed 78.8
79% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.76
4K Mixed 0.26
79% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 112%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB
1.5TB free, PID ab26
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
56.7% Above average
Read 105
Write 115
Mixed 8.19
89% 75.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.41
4K Write 5.26
4K Mixed 0.47
200% 2.38 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 54%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB
272GB free, PID ab24
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
29.5% Poor
Read 65.9
Write 69.2
Mixed 18.9
62% 51.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.32
4K Write 1.57
4K Mixed 0.21
62% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 29.5%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
80.9% Excellent
MC Read 29
MC Write 30.9
MC Mixed 24.8
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 32.8
SC Mixed 26.1
75% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 62
65% 62 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 88%

 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 1,509 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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