MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.4% 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)
Boot Drive	77.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '18 at 01:52
Run Duration	274 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Memory 85.1 1-Core 104 2-Core 212 76% 134 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 389 54% 397 Pts	64-Core 397 25% 397 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Asus(1043 04DD) CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.2.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Lighting 70.1 Reflection 62.6 Parallax 79.4 57% 70.7 fps	MRender 62.1 Gravity 56.2 Splatting 78.5 55% 65.6 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 4348 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 621 (B1) Unknown 96 1 187 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 51 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 30 (F1) Unknown 99 99 19944953387	77.4% Very good	Read 509 Write 155 Mixed 218 64% 294 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 84 4K Mixed 27.2 128% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 82.1 95% 166 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 119%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 172 2283 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2223 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 4330 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 619 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 29 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5419 (C2) HDA temperature 112 97 31 (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 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	54.8% Above average	Read 105 Write 86.5 Mixed 81.3 68% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 1.44 4K Mixed 0.25 80% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 108%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 197 197 8446 (03) Spinup time 180 178 5966 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2296 (05) Reallocated sector count 191 191 270 (07) Seek error rate 200 196 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 5946 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 806 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 60 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 180 180 60700 (C2) HDA temperature 119 105 31 (C4) Reallocation count 168 168 32 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 32 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 15 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 61	65.9% Good	Read 147 Write 82.6 Mixed 81.1 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.61 4K Mixed 0.24 81% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 0GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 173 2200 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2920 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 7133 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 957 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 73 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2847 (C2) HDA temperature 114 98 29 (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 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	16.6% Very poor	Read 37.2 Write 20.3 Mixed 36.3 24% 31.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.31 4K Write 0.92 4K Mixed 0.13 45% 0.46 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 25E2 2TB 8,938 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 12GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 36.5 Mixed 25.5 42% 33.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.59 4K Mixed 0.2 62% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 53%
WD My Passport 25E2 2TB 8,938 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 3GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	25% Poor	Read 94.6 Write 39.8 Mixed 29.9 58% 54.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 0.82 4K Mixed 0.15 35% 0.49 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 25% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2666 C15 2x4GB 741 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.4% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 23 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 19.9 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 98%

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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 $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 $300	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