MSI Z170A-S02 (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	43.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	95.2% 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.
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A-S02 (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	14.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '20 at 19:34
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 91.2 1-Core 102 2-Core 245 81% 146 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 728 72% 587 Pts	64-Core 726 45% 726 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 8702) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.9% Average	Lighting 50.2 Reflection 57.9 Parallax 47.1 41% 51.7 fps	MRender 67.7 Gravity 49.9 Splatting 63.4 50% 60.3 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 290 259 165 120 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 314 Mixed 268 SusWrite 206 70% 316 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 41.8 158% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 240 207% 306 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 124%
Hua721010kla330 43W7625 42C0400IBM 1TB 284 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 63GB free Firmware: GKAOAB4A SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 45 45 45 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	23.5% Poor	Read 36.5 Write 43.3 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 45 28% 38.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 47%
1,954 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 6GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.5 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.9 8.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	4.78% Terrible	Read 14.2 Write 6.2 Mixed 6 SusWrite 8.6 11% 8.75 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.78% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x4GB 3,384 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2267 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	75.7% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 23.8 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 24.1 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 87%

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

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Typical Z170A-S02 (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 71 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 67%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A-S02 (MS-7998)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	23x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	19x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	10x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	12x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	10x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	8x

SSD
750 EVO 250GBSamsung $130Bench 94%, 75,831 samples	10x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	19x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x8GBCorsairBench 74%, 3,364 samples	6x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x4GBCorsairBench 68%, 12,708 samples	5x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $488

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16