MSI Z170A-S02 (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	78.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	99.4% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A-S02 (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	16.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	15.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '21 at 18:57
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Memory 89.4 1-Core 125 2-Core 230 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 494 57% 444 Pts	64-Core 594 37% 594 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 855C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1396 MHz, MLim: 1772 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.1% Very good	Lighting 98 Reflection 110 Parallax 97.3 80% 102 fps	MRender 93.7 Gravity 97 Splatting 85.3 75% 92 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 501GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 421 298 227 224 216 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 440 Mixed 402 SusWrite 301 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 74.3 4K Mixed 46.7 151% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 347 263% 353 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 133%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 188 188 189 190 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 189 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 189 106% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x8GB 3,364 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.7% Good	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 21.2 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 19 54% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 96%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z170A-S02 (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 71 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 67%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A-S02 (MS-7998)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	23x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	19x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	10x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	12x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	10x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	8x

SSD
750 EVO 250GBSamsung $42Bench 94%, 75,831 samples	10x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	19x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x8GBCorsairBench 74%, 3,364 samples	6x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x4GBCorsairBench 68%, 12,708 samples	5x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $401

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