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

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	34.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	71.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '17 at 20:57
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (56^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)	73.9% Very good	Memory 89 1-Core 109 2-Core 211 78% 137 Pts	4-Core 334 8-Core 378 47% 356 Pts	64-Core 388 24% 388 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Nvidia(10DE 116F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.94 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.6% Below average	Lighting 43.7 Reflection 39.3 Parallax 31.7 36% 38.3 fps	MRender 39.5 Gravity 42.4 Splatting 37.9 32% 39.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0330AA Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^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 100 100 344 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1339 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 37 (A3) Unknown 100 100 224 (94) Unknown 100 100 103451 (95) Unknown 100 100 1517 (96) Unknown 100 100 1399 (97) Unknown 100 100 1499 (A4) Unknown 100 100 27618 (A5) Unknown 100 100 82 (A6) Unknown 100 100 2 (A7) Unknown 100 100 21 (A9) Unknown 100 100 98 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 114 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 35326661820440 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 99237 (F2) Unknown 100 100 100559 (F5) Unknown 100 100 163118 (F6) Unknown 100 100 206902 (F7) Unknown 100 100 0	71.3% Very good	Read 490 Write 242 Mixed 267 73% 333 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 50.6 4K Mixed 17.2 95% 32.7 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 10 59% 139 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 92%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 646GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 70 (03) Spinup time 127 127 12896698548 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2417 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 110 110 36 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1928 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1297 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 3256 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 3256 (C2) HDA temperature 200 200 163210264606 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	88.7% Excellent	Read 168 Write 141 Mixed 156 117% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 1.52 4K Mixed 0.18 78% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4-2400 CL16 8GB 2x8GB 2,791 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.9% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 14.3 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 15.1 42% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 84%

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Gaming 69%

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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	156x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	91x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	71x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	45x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $457

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16