MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 190%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 163%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics219% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive154% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180616
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 21 '21 at 08:22
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 83.5
1-Core 140
2-Core 276
91% 167 Pts
4-Core 511
8-Core 769
80% 640 Pts
64-Core 711
44% 711 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.72
Performing below potential (78th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
219% Outstanding
Lighting 328
Reflection 304
Parallax 367
267% 333 fps
MRender 363
Gravity 262
Splatting 189
213% 271 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 219%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme WDC WDS512G1X0C- 512GB
227GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 00WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 370 356 376 328 307 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
154% Outstanding
Read 1,028
Write 521
Mixed 328
SusWrite 354
123% 558 MB/s
4K Read 44.5
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 55.7
212% 79.6 MB/s
DQ Read 655
DQ Write 530
DQ Mixed 432
367% 539 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 154%
Great: 153%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95
154GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 57 58 58 57 58 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
40.1% Average
Read 81.4
Write 84.6
Mixed 53.4
SusWrite 57.7
51% 69.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 40.1%
Great: 69%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB
5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 249 253 241 253 249 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
143% Outstanding
Read 248
Write 237
Mixed 113
SusWrite 248
154% 212 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 7.6
4K Mixed 1.9
418% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 143%
Great: 138%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
79.8% Very good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 24.6
81% 28.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 33.3
SC Mixed 25.2
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 74.3
54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 110%

 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 1,008 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 40%
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $525
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