MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	33.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	52.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1360 x 768 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	9.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '23 at 17:33
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel 0000 965 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Memory 73.7 1-Core 70.1 2-Core 146 57% 96.7 Pts	4-Core 244 8-Core 413 40% 329 Pts	64-Core 560 35% 560 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 380X 50 User benchmarks, average bench 39% Sapphire(174B E308) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.8.2 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.8% Below average	Lighting 43.6 Reflection 15.6 Parallax 56.5 36% 38.6 fps	MRender 35.3 Gravity 46.4 Splatting 31.7 30% 37.8 fps
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 43%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSDPR-CX400-128 128GB 1,355 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 83 43 64 36 31 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 323 Write 212 Mixed 244 SusWrite 61.5 47% 210 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 48.4 4K Mixed 22.7 91% 31.7 MB/s	DQ Read 251 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 19.3 59% 131 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 86%
Transcend TS120GMTS820S 120GB 2,081 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 37GB free Firmware: S0509A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 37 43 39 47 36 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 352 Write 291 Mixed 290 SusWrite 59.6 55% 248 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 66 4K Mixed 20.5 93% 35.8 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 48.3 90% 175 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 79%
Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB-$52 41,501 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 112GB free Firmware: JE4OA60A SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 72 72 76 61 61 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 68.9 Write 66.9 Mixed 40.3 SusWrite 68.6 45% 61.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 53%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 148GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 75.2 Write 71.2 Mixed 53.7 50% 66.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 20% Great: 54%
Toshiba MK1059GSM 1TB 4,891 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 503GB free Firmware: GL001U SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 83 81 83 86 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 58.7 Write 58.9 Mixed 22 SusWrite 82.1 40% 55.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSE.16FBD 1x16GB 5,153 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	41.8% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 13.2 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 10.4 SC Mixed 10.6 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 93.2 43% 93.2 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 47%

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

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Typical Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 1,523 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) - $140

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	678x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	428x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	371x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	158x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	154x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	65x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	53x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	51x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	65x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	49x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	49x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $597

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16