MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 108% 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% 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	122% 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

21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '22 at 21:59
Run Duration	266 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	9%

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 i7-7700K-$230 712,312 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 (97^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 144 2-Core 283 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 808 79% 650 Pts	64-Core 798 49% 798 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.2% 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 (93^rd percentile)	128% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 137 Parallax 316 119% 200 fps	MRender 250 Gravity 153 Splatting 207 166% 204 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 129%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 299 298 277 252 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 460 Mixed 397 SusWrite 279 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 64.8 222% 80 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 359 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 122% 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: 2095 1729 1729 1611 1731 1112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	330% Outstanding	Read 1,989 Write 2,333 Mixed 1889 SusWrite 1,668 445% 1,970 MB/s	4K Read 53.3 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 81 284% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,607 DQ Write 1,127 DQ Mixed 1326 1,001% 1,353 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 330% Great: 347%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 241GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 492 491 489 486 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 494 Mixed 419 SusWrite 472 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 69.8 237% 85.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 614GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 146 146 147 146 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 137 Mixed 84.6 SusWrite 146 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 926GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 173 172 174 173 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 158 Mixed 117 SusWrite 173 117% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 232% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% 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 @ 3100 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 30.8 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 30.9 92% 32 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 126%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 55: 9R 3G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
55%	68%	19	331	267	165	27"	2560 1440	HPN3724 HP X27q

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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	394x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	309x
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 $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	77x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	64x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	41x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 $45Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	35x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16