MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	93.5% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151022
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '19 at 12:28
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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 as expected (57^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 127 2-Core 242 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 690 66% 546 Pts	64-Core 669 41% 669 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3235) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1647 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.U SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 360 370 266 315 314 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 411 Write 339 Mixed 301 SusWrite 339 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 35.9 138% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 65.7 119% 234 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 3GB free Firmware: CC32 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 52.3 Write 61.5 Mixed 28.2 35% 47.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 0.4 180% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 38% Great: 75%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 5GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 72 61 64 62 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 61 Write 66.5 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 65.5 49% 65.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 67%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 10TB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1TB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 140 141 143 142 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 136 Write 134 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 141 166% 123 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.3 230% 8.93 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2800 C15 4x8GB 182 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.2% Very good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 22 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 22.8 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 116%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	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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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $520

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