MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics116% 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 Drive218% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160724
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateDec 04 '19 at 11:09
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing way below expectations (15th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Memory 85.3
1-Core 120
2-Core 216
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 639
63% 515 Pts
64-Core 634
39% 634 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
MSI(1462 C728) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
116% Outstanding
Lighting 148
Reflection 160
Parallax 185
121% 164 fps
MRender 192
Gravity 154
Splatting 111
120% 152 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 116%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 996 852 824 785 759 756 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
218% Outstanding
Read 1,378
Write 1,270
Mixed 1,199
SusWrite 829
263% 1,169 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 65.7
218% 78.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,106
DQ Write 885
DQ Mixed 958
727% 983 MB/s
Poor: 215%
This bench: 218%
Great: 425%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
808GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 112 113 113 112 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
60.7% Good
Read 99
Write 98.7
Mixed 79.2
SusWrite 112
72% 97.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMR32GX4M2C3200C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.3% Good
MC Read 24.5
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 22.3
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 22.3
60% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 71.7
56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 114%

 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%
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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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