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

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	84% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	93.8% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '18 at 23:50
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 591 79% 592 Pts	64-Core 588 36% 588 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3236) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Lighting 108 Reflection 115 Parallax 102 88% 108 fps	MRender 95.2 Gravity 99 Splatting 87.3 76% 93.8 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 237 73 282 226 244 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 434 Write 453 Mixed 372 SusWrite 240 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 42.1 161% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 326 230% 293 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 115GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 173 174 174 173 173 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 135 Write 99.2 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 173 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 114%
HGST Deskstar NAS 5TB-$231 660 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4TB free Firmware: APGNT517 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 186 189 188 187 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 188 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 188 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.5 164% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 23GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.7 3.4 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	10.9% Very poor	Read 22 Write 12.3 Mixed 14.2 SusWrite 4 16% 13.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 2.4 162% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.9% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL15-15-15 D4-2400 2x8GB 1,214 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 30 MC Mixed 23 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 24.3 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 87%

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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