MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.8% 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	38.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150906
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '17 at 15:32
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 110 2-Core 228 79% 141 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 381 52% 387 Pts	64-Core 413 26% 413 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.12 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Lighting 67.8 Reflection 68.3 Parallax 67.5 55% 67.9 fps	MRender 70 Gravity 62.5 Splatting 56.9 51% 63.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Galax GXTA1B0120A 120GB 284 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM02.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5566 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 692 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 38 (AD) Unknown 100 100 184746169 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 99 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 30 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 6169200	38.9% Below average	Read 353 Write 55.7 Mixed 125 38% 178 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 39.8 4K Mixed 4.6 67% 23.7 MB/s	DQ Read 62.8 DQ Write 64.2 DQ Mixed 2.21 19% 43.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 64%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 338GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 81 63 151693743 (03) Spinup time 97 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1262 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 76 60 44359268 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5567 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 688 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 48 672530468 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1306 (C2) HDA temperature 36 15 64424509476 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 6 1 151693743 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 3921305146562 (F1) Unknown 100 253 12355265384 (F2) Unknown 100 253 17358804939	95.9% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 158 Mixed 157 123% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.32 81% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 112%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 300GB free Firmware: 0003SDM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 113141094 (03) Spinup time 99 98 0 (04) Start/Stop count 86 86 14824 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 16739893 (09) Power-on hours count 65 65 31360 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2333 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 51 521666590 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 54 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 12 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 14 14 172888 (C2) HDA temperature 30 49 68719476766 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 50 48 113141094 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	41.3% Average	Read 76.2 Write 67.9 Mixed 69.7 54% 71.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.86 4K Mixed 0.34 71% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.9% Good	MC Read 23.9 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 23.2 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 22.7 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 85%

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Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,006 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	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 $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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Total price: $520

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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