MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	102% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '21 at 05:58
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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 i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 111 2-Core 278 88% 161 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 776 78% 634 Pts	64-Core 756 47% 756 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 167 125 114 85 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 489 Mixed 293 SusWrite 143 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 51 189% 70.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 165 171% 281 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 282GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 212 211 210 211 211 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 81.4 Write 144 Mixed 28 SusWrite 210 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.6 312% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 109%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 209GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 111 118 111 122 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 118 Write 144 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 115 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 208% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 110%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB 44,506 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 95GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 112 111 113 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 118 Write 111 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 112 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 104%
General USB Flash Disk 125GB 236 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 116GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 149 Write 124 Mixed 123 165% 132 MB/s	4K Read 12 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 4.6 300% 6.5 MB/s
Poor: 7% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2800 2OZ 2x8GB 2,314 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	81.5% Excellent	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 25.2 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 26.5 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 93%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 28: 5R 0G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
28%	15%	55	111	7	60	0"	1920 1080

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Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,006 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 46%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 40%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	392x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	308x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	103x

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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	40x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	38x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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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Total price: $520

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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