MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING R6 SIEGE (MS-7A11)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics119% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive284% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7A11
MotherboardMSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING R6 SIEGE (MS-7A11)  (all builds)
Memory29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161221
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 22 '17 at 22:28
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Memory 87.1
1-Core 138
2-Core 265
90% 164 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 724
73% 593 Pts
64-Core 747
46% 747 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
119% Outstanding
Lighting 156
Reflection 203
Parallax 195
127% 185 fps
MRender 130
Gravity 177
Splatting 126
117% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 119%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
382GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
284% Outstanding
Read 2,618
Write 1,372
Mixed 1,381
394% 1,790 MB/s
4K Read 62.8
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 47
246% 93.6 MB/s
DQ Read 594
DQ Write 439
DQ Mixed 160
216% 398 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 284%
Great: 254%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
232GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 309
Mixed 356
86% 390 MB/s
4K Read 45.5
4K Write 83.3
4K Mixed 28
149% 52.3 MB/s
DQ Read 330
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 73.2
110% 209 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU32GX4M4C3466C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79.2% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 25.5
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 32.6
SC Mixed 24.5
72% 25.1 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 142%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING R6 SIEGE (MS-7A11)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $480
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