MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	114% 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 Drive	69.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151022
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '17 at 09:27
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 152 2-Core 298 101% 182 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 596 80% 596 Pts	64-Core 593 37% 593 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2826 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.41 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Lighting 154 Reflection 148 Parallax 137 126% 146 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 145 Splatting 111 102% 126 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: 541ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 59028804 (05) Reallocated sector count 99 99 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 36687610652461 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3288 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 712 (B1) Unknown 0 0 94 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 29 44 60132425757 (C2) HDA temperature 29 44 60132425757 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 59028804 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 59028804 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 59028804 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 97 97 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 25125 (EA) Unknown 0 0 17710 (F1) Unknown 0 0 17710 (F2) Unknown 0 0 13527	69.1% Good	Read 435 Write 174 Mixed 238 62% 282 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 14.7 133% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 31.5 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 13.7 28% 55 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 87%
Seagate ST500DM005 HD502HJ 500GB 10,272 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 252GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 36 (02) Throughput performance 56 53 4256 (03) Spinup time 82 81 5569 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4779 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 15274 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 252 252 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3744 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 124 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 56 193274445849 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 252 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 170 (DF) Load/unload retry count 252 252 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 5051	66% Good	Read 112 Write 118 Mixed 101 83% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 2.57 4K Mixed 0.44 120% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 77%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$38 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 226GB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 109 99 24749784 (03) Spinup time 96 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2941 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 80 60 116302401 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 7058 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2447 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 131084 (BD) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BE) vendor-specific 73 62 521404443 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 449 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 84 84 32833 (C2) HDA temperature 27 40 60129542171 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 60726542604243 (F1) Unknown 100 253 24914784543 (F2) Unknown 100 253 983237945354	63.6% Good	Read 87.9 Write 133 Mixed 99.5 80% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 5.38 4K Mixed 0.54 183% 2.16 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x4GB 5,708 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 43.6 MC Mixed 31.6 110% 38.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 39.9 SC Mixed 33.2 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 49 82% 49 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 109%

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Gaming 46%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 40%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	394x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	309x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	41x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	38x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: 69% - Good

Total price: $525

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16