MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics13.2% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive134% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory59.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151217
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateSep 20 '19 at 16:20
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Memory 89
1-Core 130
2-Core 254
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 696
72% 581 Pts
64-Core 696
43% 696 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K4000
Nvidia(10DE 097C) 3GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 1404 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 353.30
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
13.2% Very poor
Lighting 15.7
Reflection 14.4
Parallax 18.3
13% 16.1 fps
MRender 21.3
Gravity 14.1
Splatting 16.8
14% 17.4 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 13.2%
Great: 13%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150
395GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVM01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 455 483 480 482 477 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 484
Mixed 441
SusWrite 465
107% 476 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 64.2
222% 80.8 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 358
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 134%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMT64GX4M4K3600C18 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74% Very good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 23.3
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 24.6
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 74%
Great: 137%

 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 1,007 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: 69% - Good Total price: $525
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