MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	80.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	82.2% 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 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150906
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	May 16 '18 at 17:42
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 92.1 1-Core 127 2-Core 244 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 706 70% 571 Pts	64-Core 706 44% 706 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.1% Excellent	Lighting 99.2 Reflection 110 Parallax 106 81% 105 fps	MRender 100 Gravity 92.9 Splatting 95.7 79% 96.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
ST31000528AS 240GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: 580ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 38071026 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 92101278709469 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1085 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 274 (B1) Unknown 0 0 94 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 42 58 1009321115690 (C2) HDA temperature 42 58 1009321115690 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 38071026 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 38071026 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 38071026 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 95 95 1 (E9) Unknown 0 0 45095 (EA) Unknown 0 0 27427 (F1) Unknown 0 0 27427 (F2) Unknown 0 0 35896	82.2% Excellent	Read 503 Write 234 Mixed 304 76% 347 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 19.8 128% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 77.7 102% 184 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 98 93 208195638 (03) Spinup time 98 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1119 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 66 60 4299402886 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 3223 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 64 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 380 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 60 48 689831976 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 5 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 94 94 13570 (C2) HDA temperature 40 52 73014444072 (C5) Current pending sector count 99 99 216 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 99 99 216 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 113752208835003 (F1) Unknown 100 253 16647229417 (F2) Unknown 100 253 34833973849	97% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 156 Mixed 156 124% 165 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.05 4K Mixed 0.19 58% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 49GB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 169898208 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2052 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 83 60 215662102 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 15763 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1240 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 58 48 757202986 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 196 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 76 76 49077 (C2) HDA temperature 42 52 51539607594 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 82738249998716 (F1) Unknown 100 253 53611150573 (F2) Unknown 100 253 314655022331	99.6% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 172 Mixed 152 125% 167 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 1.84 4K Mixed 0.24 87% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$118 9,846 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 24.6 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 32.5 SC Mixed 24.9 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 87%

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Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,006 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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