MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	64.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	96.9% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	19.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150731
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 19 '19 at 21:14
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	49%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 90.9 1-Core 126 2-Core 246 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 678 68% 550 Pts	64-Core 695 43% 695 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3176) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Lighting 82.3 Reflection 81.3 Parallax 74 67% 79.2 fps	MRender 79.4 Gravity 73.8 Splatting 65.3 59% 72.9 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron XT 240GB-$170 1,466 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC01.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 177 129 99 78 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 245 Mixed 324 SusWrite 136 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 47.2 176% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 75.5 136% 269 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 115%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 161GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 132 133 88 87 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 112 Write 109 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 108 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 663GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 120 121 119 123 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 77.8 Write 127 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 119 72% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.7 180% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMD16GX4M2B3000C15 0215 CMV8GX4M1A2133C15 0215 CMD16GX4M2B3000C15 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	74.2% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 23.1 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 29.5 SC Mixed 24.2 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 74%

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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%

Yacht

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 40%

Jet ski

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 $129Bench 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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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