MSI Z170 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 60.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	53.2% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151022
Uptime	17.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '19 at 04:11
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	48%

PC Performing below expectations (24^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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Memory 78.5 1-Core 91.4 2-Core 148 64% 106 Pts	4-Core 241 8-Core 305 35% 273 Pts	64-Core 267 16% 267 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1575 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.2% Above average	Lighting 65 Reflection 70.7 Parallax 63.3 53% 66.3 fps	MRender 78.5 Gravity 65.9 Splatting 56.2 54% 66.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 83GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 150 151 147 150 148 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 386 Write 250 Mixed 298 SusWrite 176 62% 277 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 51.6 4K Mixed 34.4 106% 36.3 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 338 257% 347 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 115%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 298GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 142 141 140 141 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 280 Write 146 Mixed 226 SusWrite 142 44% 199 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 47 4K Mixed 23.4 83% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 161 121% 157 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 230GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 45 55 50 70 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	28.6% Poor	Read 43.2 Write 36.5 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 55.9 39% 51.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 3x4GB 161 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	44.2% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 15.6 MC Mixed 16.2 45% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 6.5 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 13.9 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 83.4 48% 83.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 94%

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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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Typical Z170 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 141 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z170 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	37x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	37x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	19x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	10x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	9x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	5x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	4x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	8x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 81%, 93,353 samples	6x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	4x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $506

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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