MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics53.3% 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 Drive145% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180616
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 02 '18 at 19:04
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Memory 83.6
1-Core 111
2-Core 224
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 431
8-Core 419
57% 425 Pts
64-Core 435
27% 435 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.5.1
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
53.3% Above average
Lighting 67.6
Reflection 66.5
Parallax 84.4
55% 72.8 fps
MRender 65.4
Gravity 64.9
Splatting 54.4
50% 61.6 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 544 322 321 257 220 215 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
145% Outstanding
Read 1,491
Write 1,162
Mixed 610
SusWrite 313
198% 894 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 78.4
4K Mixed 42.1
151% 52.3 MB/s
DQ Read 487
DQ Write 422
DQ Mixed 444
336% 451 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 145%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
612GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 143 142 143 142 143 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Read 167
Write 123
Mixed 73.3
SusWrite 143
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3466 C16 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.7% Very good
MC Read 26
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 21.5
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 26
SC Mixed 21.1
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 74.2
54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,005 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $520
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