MSI Z170 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	65.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	43.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although 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.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150715
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '20 at 11:06
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 way above expectations (89^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 93.4 1-Core 125 2-Core 229 86% 149 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 704 69% 567 Pts	64-Core 700 43% 700 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-X-$781 8,241 User benchmarks, average bench 59% AMD(1002 0B36) CLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Lighting 81.9 Reflection 58 Parallax 118 67% 85.9 fps	MRender 59.3 Gravity 95.7 Splatting 75.5 63% 76.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 65%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS128G32MND-3312A 128GB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20001P00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 59 43 44 45 44 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	43.9% Average	Read 86.7 Write 97.8 Mixed 188 SusWrite 54.3 24% 107 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 72.1 4K Mixed 24.1 89% 36.5 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 112 111% 183 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 81%
HFS128G32MND-3312A 128GB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 41GB free Firmware: 20001P00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 201 200 201 201 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 497 Write 197 Mixed 254 SusWrite 200 63% 287 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 34.3 146% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 232 183% 257 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 81%
Intenso Sata III 253GB 1,829 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 111GB free Firmware: N1126K SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 271 268 216 213 270 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 267 Mixed 290 SusWrite 250 73% 327 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 41 148% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 188 159% 232 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 101%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 312GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 115 118 113 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 136 Write 124 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 115 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB 427 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.8% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 20.6 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 22.4 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 61.1 65% 61.1 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 106%

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Typical Z170 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 141 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z170 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	37x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	37x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	19x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	10x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	9x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	5x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	4x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	8x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 81%, 93,353 samples	6x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	4x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $506

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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