MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	60% 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	113% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160121
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '18 at 16:00
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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-$219 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Memory 91.7 1-Core 128 2-Core 250 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 657 67% 541 Pts	64-Core 698 43% 698 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1605 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	60% Above average	Lighting 74.9 Reflection 76.7 Parallax 68.8 61% 73.5 fps	MRender 80.2 Gravity 70.2 Splatting 64.7 58% 71.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$129 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 330 312 314 320 313 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 473 Mixed 350 SusWrite 327 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 49.4 184% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 349 266% 358 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 383GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 462 464 454 472 473 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 480 Mixed 368 SusWrite 462 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 66.3 227% 81.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 134%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$88 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 299GB free Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 444 447 437 428 416 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 450 Mixed 422 SusWrite 434 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 59 201% 74.3 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 307 246% 346 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 125%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$51 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 817GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 154 155 155 156 154 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 172 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 155 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 214% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 112%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 217GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 103 104 103 104 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 119 Write 115 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 103 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 69%
WD My Passport 0810 1TB 5,284 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 300GB free, PID 0810 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 83 83 83 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 91.3 Write 89 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 82.7 107% 79.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 108% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 45%

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 @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 23.2 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 23.2 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 88%

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

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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 $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	395x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	310x
Core i7-6700Intel $219Bench 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 $140Bench 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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Total price: $559

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16