MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	62.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 23 '16 at 16:11
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 148 2-Core 298 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 594 78% 588 Pts	64-Core 595 37% 595 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-X-$781 8,241 User benchmarks, average bench 59% AMD(1002 0B36) Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 16.200.1010.1002 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	62.1% Good	Lighting 78.2 Reflection 58.7 Parallax 108 64% 81.6 fps	MRender 58.3 Gravity 80.7 Splatting 74.5 59% 71.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 65%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 355 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 276 (B1) Unknown 99 99 4 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 60 56 40 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 121 (F1) Unknown 99 99 1610288413	106% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 414 Mixed 422 100% 451 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 27.7 161% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 112 135% 236 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 138GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 246 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 174 (B1) Unknown 99 99 1 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 56 36 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 87 (F1) Unknown 99 99 1528662885	107% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 414 Mixed 420 100% 450 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 36.7 176% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 92.7 100% 162 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL15-15-15 D4-2400 2x8GB 1,214 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	MC Read 31 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 27.9 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 27.6 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 87%

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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	393x
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 $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	77x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	64x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	40x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	38x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: 69% - Good

Total price: $525

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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