MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics83.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive93% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180616
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 28 '19 at 13:23
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$219
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 93.5
1-Core 127
2-Core 246
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 667
66% 538 Pts
64-Core 671
42% 671 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing below potential (80th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.4% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 115
Parallax 103
87% 108 fps
MRender 93
Gravity 98.8
Splatting 91.7
77% 94.5 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 480GB-$160
218GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01.4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 100 75 75 75 76 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
93% Outstanding
Read 491
Write 426
Mixed 372
SusWrite 136
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 47.6
165% 61.4 MB/s
DQ Read 292
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 105
136% 242 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 93%
Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37
444GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 154 153 155 155 154 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Read 152
Write 111
Mixed 78.2
SusWrite 154
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 114%
SHARKOON SPRINT 32GB
25GB free, PID 5000
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 25 26 26 26 26 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
19.3% Very poor
Read 75.5
Write 26
Mixed 19
SusWrite 25
41% 36.4 MB/s
4K Read 12.2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
45% 4.07 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 19.3%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.8% Good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 25.2
MC Mixed 20.4
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 25.5
SC Mixed 22
62% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 61
66% 61 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 90%

 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 1,013 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $559
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