MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

High background CPU (27%). 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	3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160427
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '16 at 16:47
Run Duration	287 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th 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 4.7 GHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Memory 78 1-Core 147 2-Core 290 92% 172 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 716 76% 605 Pts	64-Core 781 48% 781 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560 Ti-$188 42,397 User benchmarks, average bench 16% MSI(1462 2600) 1GB CLim: 950 MHz, MLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 375.95 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 15% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 589GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 193 185 6333 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1114 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1131 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 801 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 157 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 6835 (C2) HDA temperature 114 87 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 3 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 3 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 3	52.6% Above average	Read 92.3 Write 91.2 Mixed 60.4 60% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.12 4K Write 0.88 4K Mixed 0.3 54% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 57%
Seagate ST250DM001 HD253GJ 250GB 492 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 83 81 5177 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3356 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3755 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 252 252 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1974 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 3 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 45 236223791131 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 252 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 64 1 19221 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 284 (DF) Load/unload retry count 252 252 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 3549	61.4% Good	Read 94.1 Write 120 Mixed 54.3 66% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 2.53 4K Mixed 0.46 116% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 76%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$71 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 131GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 4030 (03) Spinup time 153 141 1316 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6527 (05) Reallocated sector count 150 150 427 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 6080 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5551 (B7) Unknown 1 1 103 (BB) vendor-specific 100 1 3859 (BC) Unknown 100 1 73015559273 (BE) vendor-specific 73 42 521207835 (BF) G-sense error rate 1 1 2867 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 318 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 13 13 562703 (C2) HDA temperature 116 85 27 (C4) Reallocation count 193 193 7 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 199 6 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 629 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	22.3% Poor	Read 40.4 Write 37.5 Mixed 9.01 21% 29 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 0.19 4K Mixed 0.16 37% 0.24 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 41%
WD Ext HDD 1021 250GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 233GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	24.4% Poor	Read 38.3 Write 39.2 Mixed 26.1 44% 34.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 3.29 4K Mixed 0.52 132% 1.51 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 24%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 207GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 95.5 Write 66.6 Mixed 43.4 80% 68.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.19 60% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown GY3000D464L15S/8G 1x8GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	39.9% Below average	MC Read 11.6 MC Write 16.3 MC Mixed 13.4 39% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 11.9 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 84.4 47% 84.4 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 56%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 40%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	393x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	309x
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 $90Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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