MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	40.6% 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	90.7% 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 (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161021
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '19 at 03:17
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	30%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 571 76% 568 Pts	64-Core 576 36% 576 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 85%

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: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2380 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.6% Average	Lighting 48.3 Reflection 49 Parallax 46.2 39% 47.8 fps	MRender 68.8 Gravity 45.7 Splatting 46.5 43% 53.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 329 220 137 143 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 470 Mixed 391 SusWrite 217 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 41.3 152% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 305 222% 284 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 95%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 76GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 92 94 83 90 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 99.5 Write 98.8 Mixed 71 SusWrite 89.2 66% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.8% Good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 21.4 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 20.9 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 110%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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