MSI Z170A SLI (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% 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	262% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161021
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '18 at 19:37
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 142 2-Core 287 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 797 80% 651 Pts	64-Core 770 48% 770 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 202 Parallax 176 146% 186 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 176 Splatting 129 118% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 411GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1301 1318 1309 1220 741 565 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	262% Outstanding	Read 2,103 Write 1,412 Mixed 888 SusWrite 1,076 305% 1,370 MB/s	4K Read 49.6 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 65.7 249% 94.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,250 DQ Write 384 DQ Mixed 451 428% 695 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 283%
WD Blue 500GB-$84 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 229GB free Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 307 303 298 296 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 349 Mixed 272 SusWrite 307 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 29.6 162% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 219 193% 290 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 107%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 182GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 484 482 491 492 492 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 452 Mixed 359 SusWrite 486 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 50.3 191% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 351 267% 360 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 405GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 494 494 496 494 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 465 Mixed 361 SusWrite 493 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 65.4 226% 82.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 338 260% 354 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 26.3 94% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 34.3 SC Mixed 29.7 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 104%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI (MS-7998)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	175x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	152x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	25x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	79x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	51x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	38x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	17x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	16x
Solid State Disk 128GBSpccBench 69%, 14,793 samples	12x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	43x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	16x
F4 DDR4 3733 C17 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 97%, 572 samples	16x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $464

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