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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics5.75% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive89.5% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (58%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A11
MotherboardMSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11)  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 29 '18 at 18:06
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 58%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91% Outstanding
Memory 92.4
1-Core 135
2-Core 272
92% 167 Pts
4-Core 511
8-Core 547
70% 529 Pts
64-Core 545
34% 545 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 91%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
MSI(1462 7A11) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4839
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
5.75% Terrible
Lighting 8.07
Reflection 11.7
Parallax 7.84
7% 9.21 fps
MRender 10.5
Gravity 6.97
Splatting 0.09
4% 5.84 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.75%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteon CV3-CE128 128GB
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: TC71202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 178 130 91 106 128 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Read 468
Write 436
Mixed 382
SusWrite 128
79% 353 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 71.9
4K Mixed 49.9
150% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 290
232% 325 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 93%
Hitachi HTS545050B9A300 500GB-$71
466GB free
Firmware: PB4OC60F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
30.9% Below average
Read 78.7
Write 28.6
Mixed 33.6
SusWrite 28.9
31% 42.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.4
74% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 30.9%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x4GB-$48
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
74.6% Very good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 22.6
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 22.4
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 80%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11)

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