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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive59% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A11
MotherboardMSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING R6 SIEGE (MS-7A11)  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151124
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 06 '17 at 09:10
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User BRN-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 92.4
1-Core 127
2-Core 244
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 674
67% 548 Pts
64-Core 681
42% 681 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.66
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.9% Good
Lighting 77.1
Reflection 75.8
Parallax 67
63% 73.3 fps
MRender 70.4
Gravity 71.4
Splatting 68.6
57% 70.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32070RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
59% Above average
Read 481
Write 134
Mixed 131
54% 249 MB/s
4K Read 17.4
4K Write 89.9
4K Mixed 5.61
81% 37.6 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 3.27
59% 137 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 59%
Great: 86%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Read 147
Write 142
Mixed 134
106% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.74
4K Write 1.84
4K Mixed 0.28
96% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 84%
WD My Passport 259F 1TB
824GB free, PID 259f
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
45% Average
Read 100
Write 110
Mixed 67.8
118% 92.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 2.06
4K Mixed 0.22
79% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 45%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$33
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.3% Good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 26.1
MC Mixed 20.1
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 21.1
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING R6 SIEGE (MS-7A11) Builds (Compare 123 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski

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

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