MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
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 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics101% 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 Drive33.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160724
Uptime10.1 Days
Run DateApr 12 '22 at 02:42
Run Duration187 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU 30%
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 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Memory 83.2
1-Core 119
2-Core 230
81% 144 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 632
64% 518 Pts
64-Core 612
38% 612 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 139
Parallax 141
103% 135 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 130
Splatting 114
97% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 102 15 28 19 21 MB/s
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
33.8% Below average
Read 214
Write 120
Mixed 134
SusWrite 62.1
29% 132 MB/s
4K Read 17.6
4K Write 33.3
4K Mixed 16.4
65% 22.4 MB/s
DQ Read 34
DQ Write 36.1
DQ Mixed 31.8
25% 34 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 33.8%
Great: 100%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
9GB free
Firmware: 605ABBF2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 102 107 104 92 102 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
66% Good
Read 252
Write 151
Mixed 183
SusWrite 101
38% 172 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 97.3
4K Mixed 38.8
144% 54.7 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 127
DQ Mixed 118
90% 121 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 66%
Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
116GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 124 111 101 102 107 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Read 167
Write 151
Mixed 75
SusWrite 111
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSB.16FBR 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.3% Below average
MC Read 11.6
MC Write 11.5
MC Mixed 9.5
31% 10.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 10.1
SC Mixed 9.9
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 74.8
54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 33.3%
Great: 47%

 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 1,009 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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