MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	48.2% 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)
Boot Drive	240% 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.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '17 at 09:11
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 136 2-Core 274 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 543 8-Core 542 73% 542 Pts	64-Core 544 34% 544 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3171) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 387.92 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.2% Average	Lighting 59.8 Reflection 64.3 Parallax 57.5 49% 60.5 fps	MRender 69.1 Gravity 57.2 Splatting 50.5 47% 59 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550 8,641 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 317GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01H0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 2,079 Write 983 Mixed 1,349 324% 1,470 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 222 4K Mixed 51.1 248% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 584 DQ Write 457 DQ Mixed 226 249% 422 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 230%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 92GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 5761 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 982 (B1) Unknown 98 98 24 (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 69 59 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 23 (F1) Unknown 99 99 11129043290	121% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 415 Mixed 421 100% 451 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 51.1 196% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 120 148% 262 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 134%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140 10,635 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3TB free Firmware: FP2A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 8756 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 468 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 1236 (0A) Spinup retry count 109 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 246 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 3 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 547 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 201864773670 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 253 0 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 98 98 1121 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 201 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	99.8% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 175 Mixed 157 126% 168 MB/s	4K Read 3.18 4K Write 2.33 4K Mixed 0.33 213% 1.95 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 424GB free Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 69416552 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2285 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 79 60 84987596 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6451 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1221 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 97 97 3 (BE) vendor-specific 67 44 2117973901345 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 38 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 83 83 34723 (C2) HDA temperature 33 56 60129542177 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -57518202023918 (F1) Unknown 100 253 72330413245 (F2) Unknown 100 253 954152825110	70.4% Very good	Read 138 Write 107 Mixed 126 94% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.19 80% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FAD 2x8GB 1,299 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	85.1% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 27.2 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 33.5 SC Mixed 26.3 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 61.1 66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 88%

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Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,006 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	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 $40Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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