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

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	17.4% 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	99.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161221
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '18 at 20:47
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 142 2-Core 276 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 768 79% 639 Pts	64-Core 778 48% 778 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3965) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1552 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.4% Very poor	Lighting 19.7 Reflection 22.7 Parallax 18.4 16% 20.3 fps	MRender 28.1 Gravity 19.7 Splatting 25.7 20% 24.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 480GB-$160 11,290 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 245GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 86 74 74 73 73 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 415 Mixed 370 SusWrite 136 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 52.4 185% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 236 198% 284 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 95%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 198GB free Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 56 56 56 56 56 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 381 Mixed 391 SusWrite 88.3 76% 342 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 52.3 187% 71.2 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 247 206% 296 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 763GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 172 170 173 174 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 96.5 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 172 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB 4,421 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 20.5 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 23.2 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 80%

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Workstation 58%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	607x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	61x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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