MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	89.1% 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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161222
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '17 at 20:51
Run Duration	308 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4500-$37 3,191 User benchmarks, average bench 56% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Memory 57.7 1-Core 63.3 2-Core 212 58% 111 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 221 28% 210 Pts	64-Core 213 13% 213 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 65%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
BP5 120GB 142 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2846 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1070 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 62 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2097202 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 164 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 68 (F1) Unknown 100 100 4921	89.1% Excellent	Read 522 Write 470 Mixed 498 111% 497 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 13.8 116% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 38.2 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 14.9 50% 102 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 102%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 249GB free Firmware: 2AR10002 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 667 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 91 90 2857 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3380 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6989 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 77 77 23730 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3173 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 99 99 23636106 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 970 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 87 87 137789 (C2) HDA temperature 64 45 244814577693 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 12336 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 6541 (F1) Unknown 91 88 13195354 (F2) Unknown 92 91 11949783 (FE) Unknown 252 252 0	51.3% Above average	Read 92.3 Write 86.7 Mixed 87.7 67% 88.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.42 4K Mixed 0.22 66% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 320GB-$54 6,728 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 58GB free Firmware: JC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 113 99 56585176 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4210 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 311913742 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 8949 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4111 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 97 97 3 (BC) Unknown 100 99 12885098514 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 46 555483165 (C2) HDA temperature 29 54 98784247837 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 44 40 56585176 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 4111 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 56118042706503 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3394432148 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2354382918	49.1% Average	Read 99.2 Write 71.8 Mixed 70.2 60% 80.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 1.47 4K Mixed 0.64 128% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 59%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 15GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	10.1% Very poor	Read 23.5 Write 10.3 Mixed 10.9 17% 14.9 MB/s	4K Read 6.28 4K Write 0.95 4K Mixed 1.62 111% 2.95 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 10.1% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSA.16FARG 1x8GB 885 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	42.5% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 14.2 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 14.1 SC Mixed 13.3 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 135 30% 135 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 48%

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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	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 $275	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