MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	114% 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.
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

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '22 at 01:16
Run Duration	319 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 91.2 1-Core 119 2-Core 231 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 704 74% 593 Pts	64-Core 772 48% 772 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480 20,231 User benchmarks, average bench 122% Sapphire(1DA2 E445) ≥ 4GB Ram: 12GB, Driver: 22.7.1 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 136 Parallax 297 117% 192 fps	MRender 237 Gravity 152 Splatting 207 162% 198 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 129%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 198 207 207 207 202 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 481 Mixed 386 SusWrite 228 89% 399 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 58.9 206% 74.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 351 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 330GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1725 1278 1242 1078 1121 1082 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	295% Outstanding	Read 2,002 Write 2,285 Mixed 1,877 SusWrite 1,254 418% 1,855 MB/s	4K Read 52.1 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 77.9 275% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,446 DQ Write 972 DQ Mixed 1,188 892% 1,202 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 295% Great: 347%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 241GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 482 484 483 479 480 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 484 Mixed 415 SusWrite 468 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 54.8 201% 72.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 614GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 146 147 147 146 146 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 162 Write 131 Mixed 97.7 SusWrite 146 99% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 926GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 173 173 173 173 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 148 Mixed 97.9 SusWrite 172 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 250% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KD4AGU880-36A180U 2x16GB 824 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	85% Excellent	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 26.4 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 26.1 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 126%

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

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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 $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 $179	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