MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
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 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180616
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '18 at 17:57
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Memory 94.9 1-Core 123 2-Core 217 84% 145 Pts	4-Core 341 8-Core 329 45% 335 Pts	64-Core 331 20% 331 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 84%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 96GB free Firmware: 20.01H20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 67 70 64 69 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 73.7 Write 61 Mixed 49 SusWrite 68.2 46% 63 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 73% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 69%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 149 147 141 145 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 109 Write 116 Mixed 83 SusWrite 140 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 109%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 94GB free Firmware: GM4OA5CA SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 65 65 68 69 69 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 83 Write 84.7 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 67 50% 68.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 51%
SanDisk Cruzer 64GB 3,567 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 49GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1 1.3 1.1 1.5 1.6 1.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	0.65% Terrible	Read 2.5 Write 0.2 Mixed 2 SusWrite 1.3 2% 1.5 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 0.65% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 26.5 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 37.1 SC Mixed 27 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 101%

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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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Value: 70% - Good

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 $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