MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics59.5% 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)
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151022
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 21 '18 at 01:41
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Memory 87.6
1-Core 107
2-Core 214
78% 136 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 681
65% 536 Pts
64-Core 674
42% 674 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Asus(1043 855C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1316 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
59.5% Above average
Lighting 76.7
Reflection 80.6
Parallax 72.9
62% 76.7 fps
MRender 66.3
Gravity 70
Splatting 61.7
54% 66 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 59.5%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 489
Write 455
Mixed 353
96% 432 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 91.6
4K Mixed 53.9
178% 61.9 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 360
271% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
933GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 168 169 167 171 170 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 148
Mixed 81
SusWrite 169
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905625-030.A00G 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
71.9% Very good
MC Read 26
MC Write 28
MC Mixed 23
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 24.6
SC Mixed 21.8
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,006 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $520
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