MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	51.7% 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 Drive	211% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). 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	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '21 at 00:13
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 147 2-Core 294 97% 178 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 582 78% 582 Pts	64-Core 580 36% 580 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.7% Above average	Lighting 65.6 Reflection 63.9 Parallax 87.7 54% 72.4 fps	MRender 66.2 Gravity 68.8 Splatting 47 48% 60.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 249GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 988 739 687 723 713 714 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	211% Outstanding	Read 2,361 Write 2188 Mixed 1,460 SusWrite 760 378% 1,692 MB/s	4K Read 53.8 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 39.5 183% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 551 DQ Write 169 DQ Mixed 218 198% 313 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 355%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 108GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 85 81 76 89 84 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 296 Write 126 Mixed 170 SusWrite 83.7 37% 169 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 38.5 156% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 81.6 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 104 79% 105 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 236GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 139 135 137 134 137 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 148 Write 144 Mixed 106 SusWrite 136 99% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 211% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD2 859B BLS4G4D240FSE.8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD2 859B BLS4G4D240FSE.8FBD 16GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 36 MC Mixed 29 93% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 27.8 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 91%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 61: 9R 4G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
61%	19%	89	349	286	60	31.5"	1920 1080	PHLD211 PHL BDL3245E

History: Score 19: 2R 2G 3B | Score 58: 8R 4G 6B | Score 61: 9R 4G 4B

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Typical Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 1,513 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

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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	671x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	427x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	366x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	157x
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	153x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	65x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	49x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $595

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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