MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	77.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160121
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '19 at 16:33
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 88.9 1-Core 111 2-Core 215 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 638 64% 518 Pts	64-Core 637 39% 637 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615 15,621 User benchmarks, average bench 75% Nvidia(10DE 1132) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.7% Very good	Lighting 99.6 Reflection 108 Parallax 103 81% 104 fps	MRender 84.9 Gravity 91.6 Splatting 84.4 71% 87 fps
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$117 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7039 Write 5,682 Mixed 6514 1,429% 6,412 MB/s	4K Read 534 4K Write 218 4K Mixed 261 1,260% 338 MB/s	DQ Read 1,326 DQ Write 704 DQ Mixed 823 663% 951 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 931GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 462 463 462 462 462 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 458 Mixed 442 SusWrite 462 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 58.2 198% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 243 175% 224 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 105GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 67 68 68 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Read 59.2 Write 68.8 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 67.3 44% 59.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 74GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 90 90 91 91 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 113 Write 82.7 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 90.1 66% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 112%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0708 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 93 97 98 99 88 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 71.3 Write 76.5 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 92.9 55% 74.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.4 130% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 66%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB 4,473 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 125GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 95 95 95 95 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 77 Write 76.3 Mixed 53.3 SusWrite 93.5 102% 75 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.5 131% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 52%
Sandisk USB Ultra 8GB 718 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 7GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.9 7.9 7.9 8 7.9 7.9 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	5.2% Terrible	Read 14.7 Write 5 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 7.7 10% 8.15 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 22% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.2% Great: 5%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB 30,139 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 7GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.8 8.5 8.6 8.3 8.6 8.6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 23.3 Write 5.2 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 8.4 12% 10.9 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 2.7 178% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299 20,912 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 25 82% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 29.6 SC Mixed 23.2 66% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 91%

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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	393x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	308x
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 $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	77x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	64x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	40x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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 $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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