MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	31.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	96.2% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150715
Uptime	27.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '19 at 22:20
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 133 2-Core 266 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 522 70% 521 Pts	64-Core 509 32% 509 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.5% Below average	Lighting 39.1 Reflection 43.3 Parallax 38.9 32% 40.4 fps	MRender 39 Gravity 39.8 Splatting 35.1 31% 38 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 250GB-$31 23,658 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 111 100 87 83 69 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 448 Mixed 161 SusWrite 105 68% 307 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 47.7 188% 70.9 MB/s	DQ Read 241 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 79.9 113% 206 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 105%
WD WD3200KS-00PFB0 320GB 3,103 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 5GB free Firmware: 21.00M21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 56 44 56 50 49 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	31.9% Below average	Read 60.5 Write 55.3 Mixed 45 SusWrite 50.1 39% 52.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 36%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 10GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 126 123 125 120 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	70% Good	Read 121 Write 115 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 122 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 60GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 112 115 121 123 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 110 Write 87.5 Mixed 71 SusWrite 117 71% 96.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299 20,912 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	87.9% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 28.5 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 27 77% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 59.1 68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 91%

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

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Desktop 87%

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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 $279	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 $46

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