MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.2% 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 Drive	102% 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.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150906
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '17 at 19:27
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$81 342,244 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)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 132 2-Core 265 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 496 68% 503 Pts	64-Core 503 31% 503 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.53 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Lighting 71.1 Reflection 70.3 Parallax 63.5 58% 68.3 fps	MRender 74.3 Gravity 65.9 Splatting 56.7 53% 65.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 5 0 5 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 14497 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2674 (E8) Unknown 100 100 37767777693 (E9) Unknown 94 0 94	102% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 371 Mixed 389 91% 408 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 31.5 156% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 111 140% 247 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 310GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 18 (03) Spinup time 137 135 4150 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7975 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 71 71 21204 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3739 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 357 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 7617 (C2) HDA temperature 111 88 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 13 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 12 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 15	57.9% Above average	Read 96.9 Write 105 Mixed 95.5 75% 99.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.14 4K Write 0.87 4K Mixed 0.23 48% 0.41 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 69%
Toshiba MK2555GSXF 250GB 756 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 233GB free Firmware: FH405B Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 995 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 8978 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 6417 (0A) Spinup retry count 253 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 5207 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 435 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 841 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 77 77 235072 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 201864314906 (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 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 99 (DE) Loaded hours 96 96 1698 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 339 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (FE) Unknown 100 100 733	39.9% Below average	Read 69.8 Write 69.3 Mixed 69.9 52% 69.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.28 71% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	83.9% Excellent	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 26.7 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 33.4 SC Mixed 26.4 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 88%

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Gaming 46%

Yacht

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 40%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	392x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	308x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	103x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	127x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	87x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	77x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	64x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	40x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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: $520

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16