MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics80.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150731
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMar 28 '19 at 23:11
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (85th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 87.5
1-Core 131
2-Core 257
88% 159 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 470
62% 465 Pts
64-Core 459
28% 459 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Nvidia(10DE 1B81) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.91
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.7% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 109
Parallax 94.3
82% 101 fps
MRender 95
Gravity 95.3
Splatting 93.5
77% 94.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 486
Write 427
Mixed 393
97% 435 MB/s
4K Read 45.4
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 61.5
212% 76.3 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 351
266% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
39GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 299 298 299 264 285 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 486
Write 479
Mixed 404
SusWrite 301
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 46.3
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 63.2
217% 77.9 MB/s
DQ Read 335
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 360
265% 346 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 120%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215
5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 156 151 156 154 164 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Read 155
Write 122
Mixed 94.5
SusWrite 155
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
213% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 0215 CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 0215 CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 0215 CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
79.6% Very good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 27.7
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 32.2
SC Mixed 25.8
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 70
57% 70 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 80%

 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 1,008 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: 69% - Good Total price: $525
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HDDRAMUSB
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