MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics104% 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 Drive291% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180616
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 20 '19 at 23:20
Run Duration209 Seconds
Run User CHL-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 134
2-Core 268
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 739
76% 616 Pts
64-Core 736
46% 736 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 132
Parallax 106
106% 123 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 144
Splatting 115
103% 128 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
281GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 781 660 660 654 651 647 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
291% Outstanding
Read 2,547
Write 2,378
Mixed 1,621
SusWrite 675
403% 1,805 MB/s
4K Read 67
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 89.8
305% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,327
DQ Write 1,075
DQ Mixed 1,176
887% 1,193 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 291%
Great: 340%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB
455GB free
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 373 374 382 382 381 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
Read 602
Write 482
Mixed 316
SusWrite 387
100% 447 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 62.7
4K Mixed 30
114% 40.2 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 436
DQ Mixed 305
244% 334 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 313%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199
399GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 490 492 491 491 491 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 150
Mixed 220
SusWrite 490
76% 342 MB/s
4K Read 46.6
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 56
200% 70.8 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 162
DQ Mixed 193
164% 245 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 124%
Great: 126%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$170
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 31.4
MC Mixed 25
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.2
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 25.5
75% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,006 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $525
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