MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.7% 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	108% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	1.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150715
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '19 at 19:46
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (57^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Memory 92.9 1-Core 132 2-Core 266 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 417 8-Core 382 54% 400 Pts	64-Core 444 28% 444 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Sapphire(174B E324) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.5.1 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Lighting 65.5 Reflection 59.5 Parallax 80.8 53% 68.6 fps	MRender 59.9 Gravity 57.3 Splatting 76.8 54% 64.6 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 141 140 140 141 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 444 Mixed 351 SusWrite 171 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 57.7 200% 72 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 184GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 110 110 110 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 122 Write 129 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 109 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 109%
SanDisk Cruzer 128GB 533 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 95GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 7.1 4.1 6.7 1.7 7 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	8.64% Terrible	Read 11.5 Write 9 Mixed 11 SusWrite 5.1 12% 9.15 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1.6 122% 2 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.64% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67 46,617 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63% Good	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 21.2 66% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 15.8 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 81%

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Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,007 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	393x
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 $130Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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