MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	69.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (48%). 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	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '19 at 19:42
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	48%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^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 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Memory 79.1 1-Core 118 2-Core 189 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 334 8-Core 367 46% 351 Pts	64-Core 351 22% 351 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.3% Good	Lighting 85.9 Reflection 94.6 Parallax 86.6 70% 89 fps	MRender 84.2 Gravity 78 Splatting 86.2 68% 82.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4873 Write 4,358 Mixed 4,236 1,001% 4,489 MB/s	4K Read 392 4K Write 321 4K Mixed 19.4 789% 244 MB/s	DQ Read 753 DQ Write 777 DQ Mixed 436 419% 655 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
OCZ Agility 3 240GB-$199 10,165 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 33GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 139 140 144 122 128 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 153 Write 158 Mixed 156 SusWrite 137 34% 151 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 65.9 4K Mixed 24.6 95% 36.5 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 108 92% 135 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 66%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 87GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 822 595 588 573 555 539 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 1231 Write 1,229 Mixed 642 SusWrite 612 208% 928 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 91.3 4K Mixed 38.8 140% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 666 DQ Write 578 DQ Mixed 622 466% 622 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 254%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 193GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 77 76 76 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 93.3 Write 88 Mixed 77 SusWrite 75.6 62% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 76%
WD My Book 1140 1TB 1,745 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 83GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 46 46 46 46 47 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	24.7% Poor	Read 80.3 Write 85.2 Mixed 54.8 SusWrite 46.3 88% 66.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 61% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 24.7% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.5% Very good	MC Read 23.9 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 23.3 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 20.3 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 82.2 49% 82.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 104%

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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 1,008 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	104x

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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	40x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	38x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: 69% - Good

Total price: $525

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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