MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	112% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	94.6% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171205
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '18 at 17:25
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 795 81% 658 Pts	64-Core 789 49% 789 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3717) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 149 Reflection 157 Parallax 150 122% 152 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 143 Splatting 113 103% 127 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 480GB-$129 8,505 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 247GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0803B5a SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 169 88 95 93 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 440 Mixed 352 SusWrite 157 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 47 165% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 251 210% 304 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 95%
Seagate ST3750528AS 1TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 379GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 97 99 99 99 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 139 Write 116 Mixed 81 SusWrite 98.2 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.8 172% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 14,957 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 30.2 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 40.7 SC Mixed 29.3 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 51.4 78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 103%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	670x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	426x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	365x
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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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