MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.2% 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	124% 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	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	2.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171213
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '19 at 21:27
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 146 2-Core 291 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 547 75% 558 Pts	64-Core 559 35% 559 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1568 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Lighting 68.4 Reflection 72.6 Parallax 65.3 56% 68.8 fps	MRender 79.2 Gravity 65.1 Splatting 58 54% 67.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 300 300 301 300 303 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 489 Mixed 389 SusWrite 315 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 63.6 220% 79.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 351 266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 22GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 507 Write 491 Mixed 396 104% 465 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 65.8 228% 81.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 356 269% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 134GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 304 303 303 302 303 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 492 Mixed 401 SusWrite 318 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 65.7 227% 81.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 355 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 151GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 315 315 315 314 314 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 489 Mixed 398 SusWrite 328 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 65.4 227% 81.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 351 267% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 124%
Seagate Constellation ES.3 1TB-$22 9,374 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 99GB free Firmware: SN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 118 119 120 119 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 116 Write 116 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 118 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB 4,860 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 28.8 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 36 SC Mixed 30.2 82% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 50.3 80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 108%

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Gaming 46%

Yacht

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 40%

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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 $129Bench 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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Total price: $520

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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