MSI Z170A SLI (MS-7998)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics53.7% 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 Drive317% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (MS-7998)  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161228
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 18 '21 at 16:17
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85% Excellent
Memory 89.8
1-Core 121
2-Core 200
80% 137 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 448
62% 458 Pts
64-Core 469
29% 469 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 85%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
53.7% Above average
Lighting 68.6
Reflection 63.8
Parallax 92.4
56% 74.9 fps
MRender 65.9
Gravity 73
Splatting 47.1
49% 62 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 53.7%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94
891GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1793 1982 1955 1865 1802 1755 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
317% Outstanding
Read 1311
Write 1,716
Mixed 1,516
SusWrite 1,859
363% 1,600 MB/s
4K Read 61
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 86.2
288% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,513
DQ Write 1262
DQ Mixed 1,376
1,034% 1,384 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 317%
Great: 365%
JMicron 2TB
308GB free
Firmware: 0104
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 107 106 103 105 107 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
55.7% Above average
Read 88.4
Write 85
Mixed 71.3
SusWrite 105
65% 87.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 55.7%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBF2X04JEEE36-12-K 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 32.8
MC Mixed 23.5
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 33.6
SC Mixed 22.7
72% 25 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A SLI (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 427 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 (MS-7998)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $464
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