MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	34.4% 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)
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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	7.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '19 at 19:28
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 266 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 514 70% 521 Pts	64-Core 523 32% 523 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.4% Below average	Lighting 44.4 Reflection 43.8 Parallax 43.3 36% 43.9 fps	MRender 39 Gravity 40.5 Splatting 35.1 31% 38.2 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,913 Write 7,800 Mixed 8,227 1,855% 8,313 MB/s	4K Read 636 4K Write 476 4K Mixed 489 1,842% 534 MB/s	DQ Read 1,865 DQ Write 1,506 DQ Mixed 1,598 1,220% 1,656 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 223GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 456 196 102 98 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 490 Write 456 Mixed 250 SusWrite 236 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 11.5 4K Write 46 4K Mixed 17.4 64% 25 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 39.9 102% 212 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 92%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 261GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 99 98 98 98 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 117 Write 104 Mixed 104 SusWrite 97.5 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 76%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 466GB free Firmware: GM4OA5CA SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 90 90 89 90 90 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 88.3 Write 83.8 Mixed 47.2 SusWrite 89.4 57% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2133C14D4/4G 12GB 200 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 22.7 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 23.7 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 76%

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Desktop 87%

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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	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 $90Bench 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 $269	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 $177	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