MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics55.2% 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 Drive187% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180616
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 21 '19 at 12:55
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Memory 87.2
1-Core 124
2-Core 241
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 460
62% 464 Pts
64-Core 467
29% 467 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Gigabyte(1458 3670) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
55.2% Above average
Lighting 70.4
Reflection 69.2
Parallax 60.8
57% 66.8 fps
MRender 72.3
Gravity 64.6
Splatting 54.2
51% 63.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 207 165 164 166 165 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
187% Outstanding
Read 1,367
Write 701
Mixed 529
SusWrite 179
152% 694 MB/s
4K Read 61.2
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 77.3
277% 99.7 MB/s
DQ Read 894
DQ Write 704
DQ Mixed 711
556% 769 MB/s
Poor: 108%
This bench: 187%
Great: 234%
Intel SSDSC2BF180A5H SED 180GB
121GB free
Firmware: LTRi
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 150 158 165 167 172 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
76.3% Very good
Read 334
Write 182
Mixed 210
SusWrite 157
49% 221 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 32.6
147% 58 MB/s
DQ Read 224
DQ Write 181
DQ Mixed 113
109% 172 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 78%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
75.8% Very good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 24.9
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 27.5
SC Mixed 22.9
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 80%

 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 1,006 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)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $520
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