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MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52% 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 Drive64.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20180616
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 14 '22 at 11:21
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 63%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 92.1
1-Core 97.6
2-Core 148
70% 113 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 611
61% 499 Pts
64-Core 588
36% 588 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 497.09
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
52% Above average
Lighting 64.7
Reflection 70.1
Parallax 63
53% 65.9 fps
MRender 68.7
Gravity 64.5
Splatting 54.9
50% 62.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 52%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm991 NVMe Samsung 256GB
137GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 25305039 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 134 132 123 128 128 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
64.4% Good
Read 915
Write 176
Mixed 220
SusWrite 126
78% 359 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 6.4
4K Mixed 14.2
68% 17 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 166%
Samsung MZ7PD256HAFV-000H7 256GB
24GB free
Firmware: DXM05H6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 275 231 181 149 121 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Read 348
Write 366
Mixed 279
SusWrite 214
68% 302 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 40.8
158% 61.1 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 142
159% 270 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CRC 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
41.3% Average
MC Read 15.5
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 10.8
39% 13.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 13.4
SC Mixed 10.9
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 41.3%
Great: 46%

 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 1,063 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)

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