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MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics47.2% 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 Drive223% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7998
MotherboardMSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170424
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 12 '17 at 07:43
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 37%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$165
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
70.1% Very good
Memory 73.1
1-Core 99.3
2-Core 195
69% 122 Pts
4-Core 361
8-Core 552
56% 456 Pts
64-Core 584
36% 584 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Asus R9 390
Asus(1043 04ED) ≥ 4GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1001.0
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
47.2% Average
Lighting 57.8
Reflection 52.8
Parallax 74.6
47% 61.7 fps
MRender 52.6
Gravity 48.3
Splatting 68.6
48% 56.5 fps
Poor: 47%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 57%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$74
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
223% Outstanding
Read 2,262
Write 1,164
Mixed 1,346
350% 1,591 MB/s
4K Read 50.3
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 27.2
167% 61.2 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 24.5
89% 194 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 223%
Great: 236%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 184
Mixed 157
128% 170 MB/s
4K Read 1.26
4K Write 2.92
4K Mixed 0.37
148% 1.52 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 101%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
31.2% Below average
MC Read 12.5
MC Write 11.2
MC Mixed 9.5
32% 11.1 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 5.8
18% 6.43 GB/s
Latency 94.4
42% 94.4 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 31.2%
Great: 67%

 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 1,596 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: 72% - Very good Total price: $645
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