MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	81.7% 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	92% 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	16GB 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 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	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150906
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '21 at 20:35
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

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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 i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Memory 81.5 1-Core 108 2-Core 209 75% 133 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 396 55% 405 Pts	64-Core 413 26% 413 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.7% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 106 Parallax 108 84% 106 fps	MRender 93 Gravity 98.1 Splatting 95.4 78% 95.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 314GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 444 448 427 412 415 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 447 Mixed 410 SusWrite 427 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 56.4 189% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 337 254% 340 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 32 33 34 38 35 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 448 Mixed 335 SusWrite 63.8 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 91.7 4K Mixed 50.7 174% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 222 197% 297 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 118%
Patriot Ignite 960GB-$462 185 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 401GB free Firmware: SAFM02.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 436 438 420 405 410 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 446 Write 456 Mixed 337 SusWrite 419 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 87.4 4K Mixed 39.2 143% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 176 168% 262 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 242GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 82 80 81 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 82.2 Write 63.9 Mixed 51.2 SusWrite 80.7 51% 69.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB-$41 16,658 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 24.5 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 22.1 62% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 66: 9R 7G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
66%	18%	87	267	187	60	27"	1920 1080	ACI2725 ASUS VG278HE

History: Score 46: 6R 3G 7B | Score 66: 9R 7G 0B

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Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,008 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	393x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	308x
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 $400Bench 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 $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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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