MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	29.3% 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	120% 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	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150906
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 07 '20 at 05:44
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	66%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$130 342,244 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 (92^nd percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Memory 89.2 1-Core 115 2-Core 233 82% 146 Pts	4-Core 447 8-Core 450 60% 449 Pts	64-Core 454 28% 454 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$290 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 8C9F) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.8 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.3% Poor	Lighting 33.1 Reflection 38.3 Parallax 31.1 27% 34.2 fps	MRender 47.3 Gravity 33.2 Splatting 43.3 34% 41.3 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 423 435 456 383 397 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 447 Mixed 413 SusWrite 417 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 55.7 190% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 280 229% 327 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 125%
Adata Premier Pro SP900 128GB-$40 2,820 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 43GB free Firmware: 5.8.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 89 89 88 90 96 MB/s Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	60.7% Good	Read 254 Write 114 Mixed 156 SusWrite 91 34% 154 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 29.2 134% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 92.3 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 92.3 73% 99.5 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 80%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 912GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 179 180 178 175 181 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 130 Write 145 Mixed 76 SusWrite 175 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 804GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 176 175 179 178 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 64 Mixed 77 SusWrite 177 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2133C15-4GVR 0420 F4-2133C15-4GVR 0420 F4-2400C15-4GVR 0420 F4-2400C15-4GVR 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 25.4 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 23.5 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 78%

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Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,012 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	395x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	309x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	104x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	127x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	87x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	77x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	64x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	41x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	38x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 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: $519

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16