MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall 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!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics80.7% 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 Drive128% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMSI MS-7998
MotherboardMSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180615
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 23 '19 at 13:01
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU2%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.8 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 93.4
1-Core 153
2-Core 303
100% 183 Pts
4-Core 608
8-Core 849
92% 729 Pts
64-Core 847
52% 847 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 103%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 440.97
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.7% Excellent
Lighting 99.6
Reflection 111
Parallax 97.8
81% 103 fps
MRender 98.5
Gravity 95.6
Splatting 98.6
80% 97.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SSD 250GB
147GB free
Firmware: RVT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 472 392 289 285 288 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Read 523
Write 490
Mixed 465
SusWrite 366
104% 461 MB/s
4K Read 53.4
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 72.5
249% 89.5 MB/s
DQ Read 302
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 256
203% 282 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 134%
Great: 126%
Samsung SSD 250GB
164GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 301 305 306 302 305 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 487
Mixed 408
SusWrite 320
97% 431 MB/s
4K Read 51.1
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 69.5
242% 88 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 223
186% 268 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 128%
Great: 126%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30
659GB free
Firmware: MS2O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 155 156 155 155 159 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 168
Mixed 36.8
SusWrite 152
96% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
139% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 029E CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.1% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 23.9
77% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 30.6
SC Mixed 25.3
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 61.3
65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) - $140

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $589
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