MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	49.3% 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	73.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151022
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '17 at 00:03
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (62^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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 145 2-Core 251 93% 163 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 521 70% 523 Pts	64-Core 534 33% 534 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.31 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.3% Average	Lighting 61.6 Reflection 64.2 Parallax 57.9 50% 61.2 fps	MRender 67.7 Gravity 58.6 Splatting 51.8 48% 59.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WD5000AAKS-00V1A0 120GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: R211 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 106 106 13066142 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 4 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 -88682484712102 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2325 (AB) Unknown 0 0 1 (AC) Unknown 0 0 1 (AE) Unknown 0 0 266 (B1) Unknown 0 0 6 (B5) Unknown 0 0 1 (B6) Unknown 0 0 1 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 28 50 42952949788 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 13066142 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 4 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 13066142 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 13066142 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 95 95 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 26921 (EA) Unknown 0 0 20380 (F1) Unknown 0 0 20380 (F2) Unknown 0 0 19471	73.7% Very good	Read 503 Write 123 Mixed 177 58% 268 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 18 135% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 195 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 38.3 62% 121 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 139523576 (03) Spinup time 91 90 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2677 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 24 (07) Seek error rate 66 60 137579211798 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 15244 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2304 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 92 92 8 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 34 34 66 (BE) vendor-specific 71 51 487981085 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 212 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2840 (C2) HDA temperature 29 49 38654705693 (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 -10522669860313 (F1) Unknown 100 253 183402595732 (F2) Unknown 100 253 58108973282	82.4% Excellent	Read 146 Write 142 Mixed 144 108% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.11 4K Mixed 0.24 64% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 114%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 647GB free Firmware: CC54 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 174892184 (03) Spinup time 91 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1120 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 61870808 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6565 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 952 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 55 504758302 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 42 42 117531 (C2) HDA temperature 30 45 38654705694 (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 -104457899601377 (F1) Unknown 100 253 32647527881 (F2) Unknown 100 253 560157460130	81.1% Excellent	Read 147 Write 135 Mixed 134 104% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 1.41 4K Mixed 0.14 64% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	77.7% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 23.6 78% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 24.4 68% 24 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 90%

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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	394x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	309x
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 $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	77x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	64x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	41x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	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