MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.64% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 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)
Memory26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160727
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 22 '20 at 17:00
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Memory 84.9
1-Core 130
2-Core 255
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 476
8-Core 701
73% 588 Pts
64-Core 704
44% 704 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
MSI(1462 7998) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.64% Terrible
Lighting 7.8
Reflection 11.8
Parallax 8.12
6% 9.24 fps
MRender 11.9
Gravity 7.33
Splatting 16.3
10% 11.8 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.64%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226
422GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 187 148 173 175 186 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 467
Write 406
Mixed 248
SusWrite 200
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 48.5
181% 66.7 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 180
172% 274 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 101%
Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 48 49 52 53 51 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-3000C15-8GVKB 04CD F4-3000C15-8GVRB 04CD F4-3000C15-8GVKB 04CD F4-3000C15-8GVRB 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.7% Very good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 23
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 28.2
SC Mixed 23.1
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 72
56% 72 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 99%

 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 1,511 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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