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

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	84.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '18 at 20:22
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (95^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-$113 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 517 69% 514 Pts	64-Core 504 31% 504 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.7% 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 3233) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 113 Parallax 102 89% 108 fps	MRender 94 Gravity 99.4 Splatting 89.9 77% 94.4 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$182 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 353GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 10,042 Write 8,394 Mixed 8,875 2,029% 9,104 MB/s	4K Read 675 4K Write 261 4K Mixed 303 1,549% 413 MB/s	DQ Read 1,434 DQ Write 1,155 DQ Mixed 1,313 978% 1,301 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Samsung MZ7TE512HMHP-000L1 512GB 898 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 176GB free Firmware: EXT06L0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 419 421 418 417 417 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 412 Mixed 230 SusWrite 416 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 38 155% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 93.1 124% 229 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 103%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 1TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 109%
Lenovo Recovery Media 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 14GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.8 5.2 5.4 5.6 4.7 6.9 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	5.51% Terrible	Read 21.2 Write 5 Mixed 9 SusWrite 6.2 12% 10.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.51% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 43.3 MC Mixed 34 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 44.8 SC Mixed 31.3 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 51.1 78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

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Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) Builds (Compare 1,571 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 $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	612x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	502x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	121x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	349x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	170x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	158x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	92x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	71x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	45x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	103x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	80x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	63x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $593

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16