MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	141% 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	252% 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	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

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171213
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '18 at 10:20
Run Duration	106 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 162 2-Core 322 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 874 87% 708 Pts	64-Core 876 54% 876 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 376A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2913 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	Lighting 203 Reflection 207 Parallax 205 165% 205 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 193 Splatting 130 122% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 2,325 Write 1,094 Mixed 1,382 352% 1,600 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 183 4K Mixed 60 248% 97.4 MB/s	DQ Read 549 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 259 222% 336 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 353%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 250GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 171 2175 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2258 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 7417 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1034 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 197 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2083 (C2) HDA temperature 107 99 36 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 193 343 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	90.1% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 151 Mixed 140 114% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 2.26 4K Mixed 0.22 90% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL15-17-17 D4-3000 2x8GB 3,375 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 26 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 29.3 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 101%

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

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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 $15	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