MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	101% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	132% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171213
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '18 at 01:55
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing above expectations (82^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 98.3 1-Core 152 2-Core 305 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 600 80% 600 Pts	64-Core 594 37% 594 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 85%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Asus(1043 861E) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2074 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 144 Parallax 121 107% 132 fps	MRender 99.3 Gravity 128 Splatting 108 92% 112 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% MSI(1462 8A9B) CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 22.1 Reflection 17.2 Parallax 19.5 18% 19.6 fps	MRender 25.2 Gravity 21.9 Splatting 17 17% 21.3 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 557 312 127 108 108 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 893 Write 581 Mixed 611 SusWrite 223 128% 577 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 55.9 208% 82.8 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 556 DQ Mixed 326 274% 387 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 157%
WDC WD10EZEX-08M2NA0 500GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 394GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 413 462 421 414 402 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 474 Mixed 452 SusWrite 424 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 63.1 214% 79.4 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 296 242% 344 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 129%
Samsung MMCRE28G8MXP-0VBL1 128GB 556 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 2GB free Firmware: VBM1EL1Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 224 Write 102 Mixed 162 36% 162 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 9.9 4K Mixed 9.9 59% 15.6 MB/s	DQ Read 16.3 DQ Write 7.1 DQ Mixed 10.1 8% 11.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 31%
Samsung MMCRE28G8MXP-0VBL1 500GB 420GB free Firmware: GG2AB990 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 99 105 104 104 105 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	57.9% Above average	Read 98.5 Write 98.5 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 104 61% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.77 MB/s

WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 52GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 141 143 143 142 141 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 135 Write 135 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 142 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 209% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 2,444 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 40.7 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 31.4 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 30.4 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 44.5 90% 44.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 135%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 40%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	393x
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	40x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16