MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive60.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151022
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 02 '19 at 18:29
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU 45%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
70.3% Very good
Memory 79.5
1-Core 100
2-Core 193
71% 124 Pts
4-Core 329
8-Core 576
55% 452 Pts
64-Core 581
36% 581 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.4% Good
Lighting 77
Reflection 76.2
Parallax 66.6
63% 73.2 fps
MRender 71
Gravity 70.8
Splatting 72.9
59% 71.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Zotac Premium Edition 240GB-$75
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 197 183 153 188 167 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
60.5% Good
Read 104
Write 323
Mixed 349
SusWrite 184
55% 240 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 59.1
4K Mixed 31.9
108% 38.2 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 183
157% 235 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
492GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 167 167 169 170 167 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 176
Mixed 86.5
SusWrite 168
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
167% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 0423 DDR4 3200 0423 TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 0423 DDR4 3200 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
69% Good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 22.6
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 24.8
SC Mixed 17.3
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 81.4
49% 81.4 ns

 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 1,007 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: 70% - Good Total price: $520
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