MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	109% 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.
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.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '18 at 06:42
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing way below expectations (14^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 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Memory 67 1-Core 120 2-Core 229 76% 139 Pts	4-Core 346 8-Core 554 55% 450 Pts	64-Core 632 39% 632 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	109% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 167 Parallax 168 118% 160 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 150 Splatting 105 97% 120 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 414 Write 279 Mixed 201 66% 298 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 51.8 4K Mixed 18.5 81% 30 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 78.7 DQ Mixed 123 104% 156 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 76%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 155GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 78 80 80 80 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 62.2 Write 76.5 Mixed 49 SusWrite 79.8 49% 66.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 166 177 174 158 160 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 130 Write 120 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 164 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 4x8GB 9,100 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 29.9 MC Mixed 23.8 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 16.9 51% 18 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 107%

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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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Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	669x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	426x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	364x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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