MSI Z170 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 189% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 164% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	209% 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.
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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '21 at 03:40
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 256 93% 164 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 794 79% 644 Pts	64-Core 802 50% 802 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87CE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 5375 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	209% Outstanding	Lighting 309 Reflection 263 Parallax 328 252% 300 fps	MRender 347 Gravity 250 Splatting 180 203% 259 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 19,151 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57DA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,552 Write 1,057 Mixed 514 229% 1,041 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 63.5 209% 81.8 MB/s	DQ Read 846 DQ Write 715 DQ Mixed 608 503% 723 MB/s
Poor: 77% Great: 207%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 209GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 477 480 481 487 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 493 Mixed 466 SusWrite 477 110% 488 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 66 225% 81.9 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 145GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 140 138 139 140 140 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 141 Write 142 Mixed 97.7 SusWrite 139 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 213% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 189 190 188 188 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 147 Mixed 84.6 SusWrite 186 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 35.3 MC Mixed 27.9 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 38.6 SC Mixed 27.8 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 85%

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

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Typical Z170 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 141 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

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Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 33%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	37x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	37x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	19x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	10x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	9x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	5x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	4x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	8x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 81%, 93,353 samples	6x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	4x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $506

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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