MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive92.3% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7998
MotherboardMSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160727
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 28 '18 at 02:12
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Memory 92.5
1-Core 130
2-Core 248
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 397
8-Core 710
67% 554 Pts
64-Core 698
43% 698 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61% Good
Lighting 76.2
Reflection 78.2
Parallax 74.2
62% 76.2 fps
MRender 72.1
Gravity 68.8
Splatting 74.1
59% 71.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1203AB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 134 54 54 55 54 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Read 483
Write 410
Mixed 380
SusWrite 85.1
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 49.5
173% 64.4 MB/s
DQ Read 311
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 246
205% 294 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 92%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
233GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1356 313 313 314 314 314 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
257% Outstanding
Read 2386
Write 1,472
Mixed 1114
SusWrite 488
302% 1,365 MB/s
4K Read 57.6
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 79.7
276% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 968
DQ Write 1,126
DQ Mixed 990
762% 1,028 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 257%
Great: 280%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 151 150 151 153 153 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Read 162
Write 158
Mixed 36.8
SusWrite 151
92% 127 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
140% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
72.3% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 20.5
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 28.5
SC Mixed 23.2
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 83%

 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 1,511 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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