MSI Z170A SLI (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	52.2% 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	37.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '20 at 02:29
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	43%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	66% Good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 151 2-Core 298 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 279 8-Core 286 38% 282 Pts	64-Core 294 18% 294 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Zotac(19DA 2445) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.2% Above average	Lighting 54.6 Reflection 63 Parallax 51.2 44% 56.2 fps	MRender 94.3 Gravity 64.9 Splatting 86.1 67% 81.8 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900613 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 36 57 32 39 25 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	37.5% Below average	Read 250 Write 83.9 Mixed 245 SusWrite 43.2 35% 156 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 15.8 4K Mixed 0.8 73% 19.4 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 31 DQ Mixed 29.1 46% 93.3 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 87%
Patriot Burst 240GB 26,886 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 223GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 67 70 69 68 66 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 489 Write 428 Mixed 359 SusWrite 120 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 37 160% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 198 177% 264 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 94%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 171GB free Firmware: UF3600RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 146 148 150 144 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 462 Write 140 Mixed 95.4 SusWrite 144 46% 210 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 39.1 4K Mixed 16.4 79% 26.6 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 86.2 DQ Mixed 40.7 46% 79.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2960 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	81.5% Excellent	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 26.7 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 24.7 71% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 107%

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Gaming 69%

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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	174x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	152x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	25x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	78x
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