MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	33.6% 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	247% 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	3.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160121
Uptime	15.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '20 at 23:44
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	30%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Memory 81 1-Core 101 2-Core 192 72% 124 Pts	4-Core 324 8-Core 507 51% 415 Pts	64-Core 581 36% 581 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6267) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.6% Below average	Lighting 45.5 Reflection 57 Parallax 30.4 37% 44.3 fps	MRender 37.5 Gravity 47 Splatting 19.7 27% 34.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 242GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1150 968 922 920 918 714 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 1,927 Write 1603 Mixed 1,463 SusWrite 932 332% 1,481 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 69 228% 82.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1045 DQ Write 861 DQ Mixed 951 713% 952 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 410%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 8GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 417 Write 316 Mixed 280 75% 338 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 83.5 4K Mixed 38.2 134% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 338 253% 339 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 472GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 132 129 130 131 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 67.2 Write 87.6 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 131 56% 77.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.7 324% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 94%
Maxtor STM3750330AS 750GB 301 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 408GB free Firmware: MX1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 81 80 80 81 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 100 Write 95.7 Mixed 51.2 SusWrite 80.4 60% 81.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 59%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 184 185 189 186 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 176 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 185 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 2,584 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	MC Read 23.7 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 18.9 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 12.5 SC Mixed 12.1 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 78.6 51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 119%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,006 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	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 $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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Total price: $520

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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