MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '23 at 21:57
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$64 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 88.7 1-Core 126 2-Core 252 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 417 54% 405 Pts	64-Core 413 26% 413 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 536.99 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.2% Above average	Lighting 63.5 Reflection 70.6 Parallax 63.1 52% 65.7 fps	MRender 68.6 Gravity 63 Splatting 55.4 50% 62.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 781 Write 423 Mixed 593 132% 599 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 89.7 4K Mixed 41.7 147% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 533 DQ Mixed 327 271% 380 MB/s
Poor: 79% Great: 157%
Intel 540s Series 240GB 7,812 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 36GB free Firmware: LSBG200 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 141 119 92 97 78 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 458 Write 227 Mixed 331 SusWrite 104 62% 280 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 63.5 4K Mixed 42.6 132% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 120 118% 193 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 90%
Team T253X1960G 960GB 1,135 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 257GB free Firmware: S1024A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 391 407 417 419 419 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 458 Write 414 Mixed 356 SusWrite 388 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 22.9 113% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 36.6 86% 175 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSA.8FADG 3x4GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	76.1% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 22.9 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 30.5 SC Mixed 21.9 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	60	24"	1280 720	BNQ7F32 ZOWIE XL LCD

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Gaming 46%

Yacht

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 40%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	395x
Core i5-6600KIntel $64Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	312x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	104x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	127x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	88x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	77x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	64x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	41x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	38x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 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: $509

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16