MSI Z170 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive95.5% 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.
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 Z170 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit 色彩
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160224
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateJul 17 '17 at 04:13
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User TWN-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 76.2
1-Core 140
2-Core 277
88% 164 Pts
4-Core 517
8-Core 754
79% 636 Pts
64-Core 757
47% 757 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 138
Parallax 133
107% 134 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 129
Splatting 105
94% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor M6V 256GB-$110
150GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Read 522
Write 346
Mixed 414
95% 427 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 31.5
152% 58.8 MB/s
DQ Read 88.8
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 72.2
88% 147 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 106%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40
58GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
58.4% Above average
Read 125
Write 78.1
Mixed 87.2
73% 96.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 1.91
4K Mixed 0.28
93% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 76%
WD WD25 00JS-58NCB1 250GB
51GB free
Firmware: 10.02E02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
24.1% Poor
Read 41.6
Write 41.9
Mixed 38.3
30% 40.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.74
4K Mixed 0.47
106% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 24.1%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905625-065.A00G 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
38% Below average
MC Read 13.6
MC Write 13.6
MC Mixed 10.4
36% 12.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 14
SC Mixed 13.3
38% 13.2 GB/s
Latency 88
46% 88 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 38%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 141 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z170 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $506
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