MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.2% 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	284% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
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	17.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '20 at 02:37
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 93.5 1-Core 138 2-Core 265 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 710 69% 566 Pts	64-Core 727 45% 727 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1521 MHz, MLim: 1896 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Lighting 70.9 Reflection 70.3 Parallax 65.1 58% 68.7 fps	MRender 78.1 Gravity 65.4 Splatting 55.5 53% 66.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 30,033 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 602GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT30Q.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1652 1685 1812 1809 1855 1821 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 1,432 Write 1,851 Mixed 1,316 SusWrite 1,772 361% 1,593 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 76.9 271% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 706 DQ Write 859 DQ Mixed 912 652% 826 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 305%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 117 114 115 112 113 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 154 Write 136 Mixed 77.6 SusWrite 114 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 97%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 629GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 98 97 98 99 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 137 Write 92.4 Mixed 65.9 SusWrite 97.8 72% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 104%
USB Flash Disk 2GB 1,397 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 1GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.4 7.5 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	5.62% Terrible	Read 17.7 Write 6 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 7.6 10% 8.88 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 22% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.62% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 3x8GB 93 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53% Above average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 16.4 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 15.5 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 61.1 66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 99%

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Gaming 46%

Yacht

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 40%

Jet ski

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 $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	77x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	64x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	40x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $520

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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