MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	109% 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.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161021
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '18 at 03:51
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.2 1-Core 136 2-Core 271 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 509 69% 512 Pts	64-Core 522 32% 522 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Lighting 71.8 Reflection 74.9 Parallax 65.5 58% 70.7 fps	MRender 71.4 Gravity 69.1 Splatting 67.8 57% 69.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 4652 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 163 (B1) Unknown 99 99 7 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 60 56 40 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 12 (F1) Unknown 99 99 5285507602	109% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 414 Mixed 421 100% 449 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 39.8 169% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 26.1 89% 194 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 84 66 230196754 (03) Spinup time 94 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3474 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 68 60 6364828 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 128595615812806 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 31 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 62 638779426 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 3335 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 9284 (C2) HDA temperature 34 40 77309411362 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 129811091554770 (F1) Unknown 100 253 445479081 (F2) Unknown 100 253 29032448	101% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 175 Mixed 148 125% 167 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 2.15 4K Mixed 0.27 101% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 914GB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 181145536 (03) Spinup time 99 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 320 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 67 60 6140727 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 4642 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 164 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 58 705888294 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 5 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 84 84 32271 (C2) HDA temperature 38 42 68719476774 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 136648679490723 (F1) Unknown 100 253 5424890748 (F2) Unknown 100 253 64941055717	91.7% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 135 Mixed 143 116% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.45 4K Mixed 0.18 66% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 114%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 64GB-$12 26,708 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 47GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 41.6 Write 5.9 18% 23.7 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 2x8GB 16,539 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	81.8% Excellent	MC Read 29 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 26.6 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 24.8 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 91%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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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 $250Bench 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 $129Bench 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 $46

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