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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
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 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics111% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive111% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A11
MotherboardMSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160724
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 02 '18 at 07:15
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Memory 92.9
1-Core 140
2-Core 258
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 712
73% 591 Pts
64-Core 747
46% 747 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
EVGA(3842 6284) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 149
Reflection 149
Parallax 129
122% 143 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 140
Splatting 108
98% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 111%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 500GB-$40
302GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 404 422 433 434 433 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 434
Mixed 340
SusWrite 421
96% 426 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 46.6
169% 65.4 MB/s
DQ Read 273
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 209
177% 256 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 111%
Great: 108%
Seagate ST3750640AS 750GB-$60
631GB free
Firmware: 3.AAK
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 73 73 73 73 73 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
42.4% Average
Read 75
Write 46.7
Mixed 47
SusWrite 72.5
44% 60.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.4
92% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 42%
WD My Passport 0827 1TB
399GB free, PID 0827
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 42 42 43 43 42 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
20.7% Poor
Read 40.3
Write 39.2
Mixed 30.2
SusWrite 42.1
52% 37.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 20.7%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.7% Very good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 20.7
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 21.5
58% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) Builds (Compare 1,550 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $455
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