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

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	124% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	9.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '19 at 11:39
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 95.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 272 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 743 72% 593 Pts	64-Core 768 48% 768 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54% Above average	Lighting 67.9 Reflection 69.2 Parallax 62.1 55% 66.4 fps	MRender 73.2 Gravity 64.4 Splatting 54.4 51% 64 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZNLN256HMHQ-000H1 256GB 5,596 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAV21H3Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 309 285 319 307 298 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 492 Mixed 388 SusWrite 318 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 64.6 220% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 354 268% 361 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 115%
WD WD1001FAES-60Z2A0 1TB 11,642 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 713GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 94 94 94 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 126 Write 119 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 93 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 208% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 287GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 87 88 87 88 89 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 87 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 87.8 59% 81 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 154% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 68%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 311GB free Firmware: JA0OA4D0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 99 99 99 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	49% Average	Read 72.2 Write 72.3 Mixed 28 SusWrite 98.4 49% 67.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 30.6 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 42.5 SC Mixed 31.9 86% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 54.7 73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 106%

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Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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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