MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics65.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive199% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7998
MotherboardMSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180615
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJul 25 '19 at 05:15
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User MDA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 156
2-Core 311
103% 188 Pts
4-Core 543
8-Core 544
73% 543 Pts
64-Core 523
32% 523 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2297 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
65.2% Good
Lighting 81.2
Reflection 82.8
Parallax 69.8
66% 77.9 fps
MRender 82.5
Gravity 75.8
Splatting 75.3
63% 77.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
333GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 523 99 172 171 102 103 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
199% Outstanding
Read 1,337
Write 1,484
Mixed 1,033
SusWrite 195
226% 1,012 MB/s
4K Read 60.1
4K Write 226
4K Mixed 88.2
324% 125 MB/s
DQ Read 631
DQ Write 896
DQ Mixed 266
340% 598 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 199%
Great: 255%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2666 C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
MC Read 37.4
MC Write 38.9
MC Mixed 29.5
101% 35.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 32.1
SC Mixed 28.9
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 51.4
78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 1,509 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $595
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