MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	123% 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	118% 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '22 at 15:18
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 88.5 1-Core 118 2-Core 208 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 646 62% 511 Pts	64-Core 677 42% 677 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Nvidia(10DE 13A1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (162 fps cap detected)	123% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 162 Parallax 162 132% 162 fps	MRender 162 Gravity 162 Splatting 134 123% 153 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 458 473 476 477 373 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 459 Mixed 407 SusWrite 452 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 86 4K Mixed 53.2 174% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 134%
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$180 31,076 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 171GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 460 475 477 466 449 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 457 Mixed 454 SusWrite 464 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 87 4K Mixed 57.2 186% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 136%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 210GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 460 475 477 478 480 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 482 Mixed 456 SusWrite 471 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 86.5 4K Mixed 53.6 174% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB-$72 6,221 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 32GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 182 185 186 186 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 246 Write 177 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 183 208% 165 MB/s	4K Read 11.8 4K Write 10.9 4K Mixed 8.2 693% 10.3 MB/s	DQ Read 12.5 DQ Write 12.2 DQ Mixed 10.5 818% 11.7 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 4x8GB 3,576 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 22.9 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 22.3 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 99%

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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