MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	21% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	91.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). 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	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150715
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '18 at 20:09
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 91.7 1-Core 114 2-Core 227 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 453 60% 451 Pts	64-Core 455 28% 455 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 570-$350 22,303 User benchmarks, average bench 20% POV(1ACC 570B) 1.2GB CLim: 732 MHz, MLim: 950 MHz, Ram: 1.2GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	21% Poor	Lighting 24.8 Reflection 38.1 Parallax 28 20% 30.3 fps	MRender 38.6 Gravity 20.5 Splatting 25.5 23% 28.2 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme II 120GB-$130 2,462 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1311 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 6186 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1063 (A6) Unknown 100 100 24 (A7) Unknown 100 100 33 (A8) Unknown 100 100 192 (A9) Unknown 100 100 201 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 79 (AE) Unknown 100 100 235 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 76 46 197569085464 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 575 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 54 (F1) Unknown 253 253 4303 (F2) Unknown 253 253 3464 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0	91.4% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 308 Mixed 339 82% 369 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 23.7 140% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 59 110% 218 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 101%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2013)-$40 57,200 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 927GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 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 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 192 189 1400 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 169 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 39 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 24 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 7 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 251 (C2) HDA temperature 125 97 22 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 11	60.3% Good	Read 101 Write 110 Mixed 103 79% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.24 74% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 63%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2013)-$40 57,200 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 157GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 188 186 1558 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 130 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 66 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 54 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 24 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 354 (C2) HDA temperature 124 94 23 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 48	25.8% Poor	Read 58.7 Write 31.2 Mixed 39.1 32% 43 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 0.46 4K Mixed 0.15 44% 0.35 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 25.8% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 1x8GB 1,882 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	43% Average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 12.7 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 13.3 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 47%

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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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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $520

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