MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	145% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	116% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '19 at 23:57
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Memory 82.9 1-Core 87.7 2-Core 192 69% 121 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 775 70% 588 Pts	64-Core 763 47% 763 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	145% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 228 Parallax 234 152% 216 fps	MRender 259 Gravity 219 Splatting 147 164% 208 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 2TB-$132 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 405 424 438 439 444 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 459 Mixed 409 SusWrite 426 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 51.3 174% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 290 237% 337 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 125%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 53GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 441 428 355 337 291 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 478 Mixed 418 SusWrite 379 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 61.7 207% 73.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 233GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 440 446 461 462 466 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 481 Mixed 401 SusWrite 450 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 49.8 174% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$242 347 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 169 168 169 170 169 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 113%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$242 347 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 9TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 237 237 237 234 237 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 2,357 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.7% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 25.4 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 25.3 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 124%

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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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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