MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57% 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	97.6% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	18.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	8.6 Days
Run Date	May 22 '19 at 03:22
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$113 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 86.9 1-Core 117 2-Core 234 82% 146 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 456 61% 457 Pts	64-Core 455 28% 455 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57% Above average	Lighting 70.9 Reflection 76.5 Parallax 69.5 58% 72.3 fps	MRender 75.4 Gravity 68 Splatting 62.3 56% 68.6 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 500GB-$49 13,478 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 420 431 245 151 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 429 Mixed 325 SusWrite 276 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 43.9 159% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 202 168% 240 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 40GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 108 122 140 153 156 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 173 Write 120 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 135 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2133C15-8GRR 859B CT8G4DFD8213.C16FAR1 04CD F4-2133C15-8GRR 24GB 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	61.7% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 20.1 62% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 19.4 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns

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

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Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,014 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 $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	395x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	310x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	104x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	127x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 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: $510

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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