MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	123% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151022
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '19 at 13:30
Run Duration	278 Seconds
Run User	KEN-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 90.7 1-Core 126 2-Core 198 81% 138 Pts	4-Core 403 8-Core 668 65% 536 Pts	64-Core 690 43% 690 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$394 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2183) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 170 Parallax 185 134% 173 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 151 Splatting 110 118% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 256 Write 246 Mixed 207 53% 236 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 12.5 4K Mixed 8.9 24% 8.57 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 266 201% 272 MB/s
Poor: 79% Great: 131%
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 5GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 440 Write 162 Mixed 212 59% 271 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 63 4K Mixed 34.8 112% 40 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 165 156% 250 MB/s
Poor: 66% Great: 118%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 121GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 97 119 96 111 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 19.2 Write 19.5 Mixed 16 SusWrite 104 29% 39.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0 12% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 109%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 148 146 138 145 147 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 132 Write 136 Mixed 84 SusWrite 145 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 97%
Generic USB SD Reader 16GB 451 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID 6362 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 13 13 12 13 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Read 17.7 Write 11.7 Mixed 13.2 SusWrite 12.4 18% 13.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 3.2 230% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 2x16GB 6,960 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.1% Good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 22.3 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 17.1 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 131%

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Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,007 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 46%

Yacht

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 40%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	393x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	308x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	103x

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 $109Bench 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 $177	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