MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	116% 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	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.

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System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171213
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '18 at 17:47
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	54%

PC Performing as expected (60^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 90.6 1-Core 119 2-Core 234 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 464 62% 464 Pts	64-Core 458 28% 458 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 201 178 207 190 199 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 473 Mixed 360 SusWrite 228 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 64.7 220% 78 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 316 238% 320 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 17GB free Firmware: O1230C Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 510 Write 343 Mixed 330 87% 394 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 46.4 168% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 225 180% 251 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 91%
Sandisk SD7TB3Q-256G-1006 256GB 3,659 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 15GB free Firmware: X2180306 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 424 Write 368 Mixed 245 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 41 164% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 143 145% 236 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 98%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 25GB free Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 98 103 111 105 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 270 Write 147 Mixed 177 SusWrite 109 39% 176 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 45.2 169% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 116 91% 124 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 73%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 146 148 147 147 146 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 142 Write 140 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 147 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 108%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 114GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 41 42 42 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	23.8% Poor	Read 41.3 Write 40.2 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 41.3 28% 37.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 23.8% Great: 62%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 51GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 114 113 110 107 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 162 Write 139 Mixed 80 SusWrite 112 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 112%
ASMT 2105 1TB 1,332 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 111GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 65 65 65 65 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	Read 69.5 Write 69.2 Mixed 30 SusWrite 64.8 77% 58.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C15D4/8G 859B CT8G4DFS8213.M8FB 16GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 21.8 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 25.6 SC Mixed 21.1 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 73%

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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 $160Bench 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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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 $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) $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