MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	93.3% 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

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '16 at 18:00
Run Duration	87 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$113 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 132 2-Core 264 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 523 68% 511 Pts	64-Core 523 32% 523 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: U21010RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 10 100 266 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 994 (A6) Unknown 100 100 754 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 817 (A9) Unknown 100 100 24 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 793 (AE) Unknown 100 100 198 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 67 100 240518168609 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 4 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 26 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 84383 (F1) Unknown 253 253 11320 (F2) Unknown 253 253 2034	93.3% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 418 Mixed 461 104% 465 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 5.72 129% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 33.6 91% 191 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 78%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$40 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 586GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 68 (03) Spinup time 128 128 12896698547 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 240 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 115 115 34 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 691 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 237 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 243 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 243 (C2) HDA temperature 240 240 210454773785 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	93.1% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 143 Mixed 156 121% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 1.38 4K Mixed 0.17 76% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSC.8FARG 1315 BLS4G4D240FSB.M8FADG 1315 BLS4G4D240FSC.8FARG 1315 BLS4G4D240FSB.M8FADG 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	86.3% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 27.5 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 34.1 SC Mixed 25.9 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 86%

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Workstation 40%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	395x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	310x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	104x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	127x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	87x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	77x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	64x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	41x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	38x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	44x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	35x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $510

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16