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

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 74%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	59.2% 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	75% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '17 at 18:00
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	74% Very good	Memory 80.9 1-Core 110 2-Core 223 77% 138 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 410 52% 397 Pts	64-Core 423 26% 423 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AE) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 384.76 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.2% Above average	Lighting 73.6 Reflection 75.5 Parallax 73.2 60% 74.1 fps	MRender 70.2 Gravity 68.7 Splatting 72 58% 70.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63 12,393 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1195 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 345 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 100 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2490431 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 15 (C2) HDA temperature 98 98 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 97 (F1) Unknown 100 100 5697	75% Very good	Read 499 Write 322 Mixed 334 85% 385 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 54.9 4K Mixed 10.1 86% 31.4 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 42 86% 178 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 207GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 182 170 1900 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 339 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1193 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 339 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 67 454557723 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 12 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1354 (C2) HDA temperature 116 110 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	79.1% Very good	Read 144 Write 131 Mixed 122 99% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 2.38 4K Mixed 0.29 100% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 1x8GB-$25 19,648 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.4% Below average	MC Read 13.2 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 10.1 33% 11.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 9.5 SC Mixed 9.6 27% 9.43 GB/s	Latency 78.8 51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 47%

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Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) Builds (Compare 1,551 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

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	346x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	70x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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 $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	61x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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