MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	97.9% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160203
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 25 '19 at 02:48
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 125 2-Core 244 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 656 64% 522 Pts	64-Core 652 40% 652 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53% Above average	Lighting 76 Reflection 80.9 Parallax 71.7 62% 76.2 fps	MRender 77.9 Gravity 71.9 Splatting 0.09 36% 49.9 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X400 256GB-$29 2,279 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4120000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 151 182 101 155 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 390 Mixed 218 SusWrite 148 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 50.7 186% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 225 188% 273 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 99%
WD My Passport 25F3 1TB 492 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 423GB free Firmware: 1012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 283 346 389 386 381 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 366 Write 370 Mixed 269 SusWrite 362 77% 342 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 28 92% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 165 DQ Mixed 163 123% 164 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 171 182 183 182 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 207 Write 176 Mixed 111 SusWrite 180 124% 169 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 109%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 883 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1.5TB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 128 145 148 149 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 151 Write 125 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 144 162% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 105% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 73%
WDC WD40 EZRZ-00WN9B0 4TB 877GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 87 92 95 95 95 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	37.3% Below average	Read 90.7 Write 91.6 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 92.8 119% 87.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 74% 0.97 MB/s

Generic STORAGE DEVICE 250GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 197GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 15 20 21 17 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	9.48% Terrible	Read 18 Write 11.7 Mixed 12.5 SusWrite 18.2 20% 15.1 MB/s	4K Read 8.4 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0 41% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 9.48% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2666 2OZ 4x8GB 314 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	MC Read 32.1 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 29.4 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 27.4 81% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 108%

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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 $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	77x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	64x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	40x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	38x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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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Total price: $520

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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