MSI Z170A SLI (MS-7998)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.47% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive274% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
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)
Memory2.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161228
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 08 '17 at 19:20
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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)
86.5% Excellent
Memory 93.6
1-Core 119
2-Core 235
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 459
61% 459 Pts
64-Core 460
28% 460 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
MSI(1462 8A9F) 2GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 405 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
3.47% Terrible
Lighting 4.27
Reflection 5.15
Parallax 3.47
4% 4.3 fps
MRender 5.86
Gravity 4.3
Splatting 3.09
4% 4.41 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.47%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
440GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
274% Outstanding
Read 2,284
Write 1,471
Mixed 1,631
398% 1,795 MB/s
4K Read 49.6
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 58
237% 91.1 MB/s
DQ Read 547
DQ Write 407
DQ Mixed 230
239% 395 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 274%
Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
417GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 398
Mixed 419
99% 444 MB/s
4K Read 46.6
4K Write 95.6
4K Mixed 50
185% 64.1 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 108
138% 249 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 116%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSA.M8FADM 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2352 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
46.2% Average
MC Read 16.7
MC Write 16.4
MC Mixed 12.4
43% 15.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 13.9
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 60.7
66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 48%

 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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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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