MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.8% 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 Drive118% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150731
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 26 '18 at 15:26
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th 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 above expectations (79th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 92.8
1-Core 124
2-Core 245
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 676
66% 543 Pts
64-Core 690
43% 690 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
54.8% Above average
Lighting 68.2
Reflection 60.8
Parallax 79.2
56% 69.4 fps
MRender 60.2
Gravity 54.2
Splatting 76.1
53% 63.5 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 52%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$155
131GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 434 433 424 421 423 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 473
Mixed 359
SusWrite 432
99% 441 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 48.4
180% 67.8 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 346
262% 353 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 118%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$170
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 31.8
MC Mixed 25.9
84% 29.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 32.5
SC Mixed 26.1
74% 25.7 GB/s
Latency 62.4
64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,007 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $520
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