MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	19.4% 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)
Boot Drive	34.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	1.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150906
Uptime	46.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 21 '19 at 21:58
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing way below expectations (16^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Memory 72.3 1-Core 102 2-Core 199 70% 124 Pts	4-Core 217 8-Core 182 28% 200 Pts	64-Core 190 12% 190 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	19.4% Very poor	Lighting 16.8 Reflection 53.6 Parallax 40.8 14% 37.1 fps	MRender 57.9 Gravity 44.5 Splatting 18.2 30% 40.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 64 77 65 78 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 172 Write 137 Mixed 141 SusWrite 74.5 29% 131 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 45.1 4K Mixed 18.5 53% 22.5 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 114 91% 124 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 73%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 249GB 1,399 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 48GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 292 280 285 290 302 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 281 Write 259 Mixed 240 SusWrite 286 60% 266 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 52 4K Mixed 28.1 95% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 330 248% 332 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 127%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 453GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 150 150 151 152 152 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 156 Write 128 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 150 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 207% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x4GB-$47 29,751 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 17.4 53% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 14.3 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 96.2 42% 96.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 98%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	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	126x
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	63x
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	43x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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