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MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	83.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 months ago, 2 days ago.

System	MSI MS-7998
Motherboard	MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) (all builds)
Memory	19.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	7.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '24 at 00:55
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$127 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 83.3 1-Core 127 2-Core 242 84% 151 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 681 66% 544 Pts	64-Core 676 42% 676 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-$245 14,868 User benchmarks, average bench 86% XFX(1EAE 6505) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 24.10.1 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83.3% Excellent	Lighting 82.4 Reflection 128 Parallax 152 67% 121 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 89.5 Splatting 147 115% 140 fps
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 93%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G1XHE-00AFY0 500GB 1,148 User benchmarks, average bench 368% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: 614600WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,185 Write 1,641 Mixed 1,528 396% 1,785 MB/s	4K Read 55.5 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 64.5 218% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 907 DQ Write 688 DQ Mixed 811 603% 802 MB/s
Poor: 216% Great: 516%
WD Green 2.5 1000GB 1,512 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 185GB free Firmware: UW210400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 58 68 98 78 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 426 Write 282 Mixed 248 SusWrite 89.5 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 35.8 4K Mixed 5.6 38% 16.4 MB/s	DQ Read 75.1 DQ Write 10.5 DQ Mixed 7.2 14% 30.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 85%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$80 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: MN6OA5Q0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 125 129 128 127 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 119 Write 115 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 128 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 85%
Seagate PS4 Game Drive 2TB 1,311 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 25GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 40 38 37 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	21.5% Poor	Read 36 Write 39.1 Mixed 19.3 SusWrite 38.7 24% 33.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.1 61% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 72%
USB DISK 2.0 16GB 4,486 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 13GB free, PID 4200 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 18.4 Mixed 5.2 10% 11.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS16G4D240FSB.16FBR 859B BLS16G4D240FSB.16FBD 32GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 23.9 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 31.8 SC Mixed 23.2 68% 24 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	68	56	144	24"	1920 1080	ACR069A Acer KG241 P

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Typical Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 1,611 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) - $140

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $127Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	716x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	449x
Core i7-7700KIntel $148Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	89x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	385x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	169x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	163x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	70x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	54x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	51x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	69x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	52x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	50x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $607

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $296	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $345	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $225	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350