MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	64.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	114% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	4.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '18 at 03:07
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Memory 85.3 1-Core 99.4 2-Core 200 74% 128 Pts	4-Core 359 8-Core 354 48% 356 Pts	64-Core 400 25% 400 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6267) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Lighting 82.2 Reflection 80.7 Parallax 77.1 67% 80 fps	MRender 70.6 Gravity 73.8 Splatting 75.2 60% 73.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 189GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 323 353 388 239 186 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 453 Mixed 385 SusWrite 304 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 58.4 201% 71.3 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 333 244% 320 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 181GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 407 448 458 461 321 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 461 Mixed 445 SusWrite 406 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 58.6 199% 71.5 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 328 242% 316 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 91GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 139 139 141 142 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 114 Write 86.8 Mixed 51 SusWrite 139 71% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 105%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 145 144 147 146 147 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 158 Write 112 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 146 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GB 22,335 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 27.2 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 30.5 SC Mixed 17.2 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 88%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	606x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	496x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	119x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	345x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	169x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	154x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	90x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	70x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	44x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	102x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	61x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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