MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics62.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive78.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160511
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateJun 04 '19 at 20:01
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Memory 80.7
1-Core 123
2-Core 232
81% 145 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 624
64% 518 Pts
64-Core 628
39% 628 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-X-$781
CLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.5.2
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
62.7% Good
Lighting 78
Reflection 57.3
Parallax 111
64% 82 fps
MRender 58
Gravity 92.1
Splatting 73.3
61% 74.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 65%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT22B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 149 110 105 102 102 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Read 452
Write 428
Mixed 421
SusWrite 160
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 59.5
4K Mixed 38.5
123% 41.9 MB/s
DQ Read 283
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 276
205% 272 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 126%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
29GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 248 195 184 176 165 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
87% Excellent
Read 469
Write 456
Mixed 365
SusWrite 224
85% 378 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 61.1
4K Mixed 40.9
133% 44.7 MB/s
DQ Read 295
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 288
216% 288 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 87%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$61
0GB free
Firmware: CC26
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 16.5
Write 4
Mixed 9.5
8% 10 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.2
40% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$61
3GB free
Firmware: CC25
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 32.5
Write 38
Mixed 36.3
27% 35.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.6% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 24.3
77% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 23.2
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 79.3
50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 91%

 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 1,011 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)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $525
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