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

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55% 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	147% 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.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '17 at 14:39
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 733 74% 600 Pts	64-Core 732 45% 732 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 Nano-$450 504 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Gigabyte(1458 22C6) CLim: 1010 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55% Above average	Lighting 68 Reflection 55.8 Parallax 97.8 55% 73.9 fps	MRender 56.2 Gravity 66.9 Splatting 72.3 54% 65.1 fps
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 59%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 287GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	Read 1,558 Write 547 Mixed 820 213% 975 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 26.5 160% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 34.4 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 26.7 40% 72 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 144%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC54 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 105 99 9369632 (03) Spinup time 92 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2274 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 71 60 13699753 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 5177 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 776 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 79 66 420478997 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 83 83 34976 (C2) HDA temperature 21 40 47244640277 (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 -17192754083873 (F1) Unknown 100 253 23012700237 (F2) Unknown 100 253 72060347502	77.2% Very good	Read 145 Write 125 Mixed 133 101% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.15 61% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 567GB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 82730904 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1831 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 20793969 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5560 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 790 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 95 95 5 (BE) vendor-specific 78 67 420478998 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 45 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 83 83 34120 (C2) HDA temperature 22 40 42949672982 (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 -41682657604324 (F1) Unknown 100 253 17793973798 (F2) Unknown 100 253 946453964098	76.9% Very good	Read 140 Write 128 Mixed 121 98% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.19 66% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3333 C16 2x8GB 220 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 44 MC Mixed 33.7 112% 39 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 46.9 SC Mixed 32.3 98% 34.1 GB/s	Latency 48.1 83% 48.1 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

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Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) Builds (Compare 1,550 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	345x
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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	70x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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 $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	61x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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