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

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	59.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	56.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '17 at 19:48
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 152 2-Core 305 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 608 8-Core 610 81% 609 Pts	64-Core 610 38% 610 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199 18,014 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Sapphire(174B E331) CLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.2.1 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	59.6% Above average	Lighting 76.1 Reflection 54.4 Parallax 95.8 62% 75.4 fps	MRender 54.9 Gravity 73.6 Splatting 70 55% 66.2 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 240GB-$196 15,660 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 79GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1185 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 439 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 199 199 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 13 (C2) HDA temperature 78 64 154619871254 (F1) Unknown 100 100 55118	83.2% Excellent	Read 516 Write 352 Mixed 355 90% 408 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 82.6 4K Mixed 9.88 99% 40.3 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 47.2 103% 213 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 95%
Transcend TS120GSSD220S 120GB 8,401 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: P1025F3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 272 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 117 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 55 (A3) Unknown 100 100 16 (A4) Unknown 100 100 7321 (A5) Unknown 100 100 48 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 14 (94) Unknown 100 100 3775 (95) Unknown 100 100 146 (96) Unknown 100 100 0 (97) Unknown 100 100 111 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 3 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 44 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 14234 (F2) Unknown 100 100 15957 (F5) Unknown 100 100 58568	56.1% Above average	Read 490 Write 163 Mixed 211 63% 288 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 55.2 4K Mixed 13.3 83% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 30.5 DQ Write 69.3 DQ Mixed 13.4 21% 37.7 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 291GB free Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 113 99 50749144 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 2043 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 79 60 98498818 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2858 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 2033 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 7 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 79 66 353501205 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 209 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 94 94 13394 (C2) HDA temperature 21 40 64424509461 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 93733366270547 (F1) Unknown 100 253 22818498632 (F2) Unknown 100 253 39804718398	87.9% Excellent	Read 158 Write 148 Mixed 148 114% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.72 4K Mixed 0.23 83% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 112%
WD Elements 10A8 750GB 170 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 281GB free, PID 10a8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	36.7% Below average	Read 82.7 Write 85.9 Mixed 60 96% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.92 4K Mixed 0.22 75% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$34 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 48.4 MC Mixed 38.5 123% 42.9 GB/s	SC Read 24.1 SC Write 47.9 SC Mixed 34.2 101% 35.4 GB/s	Latency 47.7 84% 47.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 109%

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Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) Builds (Compare 1,556 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	609x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	498x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	119x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	348x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	169x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	155x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	91x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	70x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	45x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	103x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	61x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $460

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16