MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	85.2% 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	105% 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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '17 at 22:27
Run Duration	121 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 (100^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 119 2-Core 238 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 644 70% 556 Pts	64-Core 643 40% 643 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.65 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 118 Parallax 100 87% 109 fps	MRender 97.5 Gravity 97.8 Splatting 102 82% 99.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 397 Mixed 411 98% 439 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 84.6 4K Mixed 44.6 169% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 83.6 96% 163 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 134%
Maxtor STM31000340AS 1TB 624 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 438GB free Firmware: MX15 Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 75.4 Write 73.1 Mixed 65.4 54% 71.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 1.48 4K Mixed 0.34 96% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3400 C16 Series 4x8GB 512 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 31.9 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 37.6 SC Mixed 28 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 134%

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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 $90Bench 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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16