MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	79.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	86.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	16.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150906
Uptime	21.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '19 at 14:48
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Memory 76.5 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 87% 162 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 527 65% 499 Pts	64-Core 525 32% 525 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.1% Very good	Lighting 97.4 Reflection 109 Parallax 101 79% 103 fps	MRender 95.5 Gravity 92.4 Splatting 98.5 78% 95.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 265 153 154 314 361 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 416 Write 161 Mixed 177 SusWrite 283 58% 259 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 38.3 133% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 306 220% 277 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 95%
Crucial BX500 960GB-$54 11,103 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 671GB free Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 426 438 137 6.7 6.5 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 497 Write 449 Mixed 405 SusWrite 241 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 7.5 4K Write 91.5 4K Mixed 16.3 81% 38.4 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 36.1 90% 185 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 287GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 94 94 95 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 148 Write 114 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 94.6 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 0420 F4-3200C16-4GVK 0215 CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 0420 F4-3200C16-4GVK 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	73.7% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 24.3 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 23.4 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 87.3 46% 87.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 74%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,011 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	394x
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 $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	77x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	64x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	41x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16