MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics117% 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 Drive62% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150731
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 11 '17 at 14:32
Run Duration96 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 4.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Memory 94.6
1-Core 143
2-Core 288
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 483
8-Core 754
76% 619 Pts
64-Core 756
47% 756 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2551 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.78
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Lighting 160
Reflection 166
Parallax 143
130% 156 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 146
Splatting 115
102% 126 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 117%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Blast 240GB
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM11.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
62% Good
Read 497
Write 206
Mixed 170
63% 291 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 56.8
4K Mixed 8.66
74% 29 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 37.5
70% 143 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 62%
Great: 94%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2400 C15 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
85.5% Excellent
MC Read 30.9
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 26.6
86% 30 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 33.9
SC Mixed 27.1
77% 26.9 GB/s
Latency 58.2
69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 89%

 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 1,010 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

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