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

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	57.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 10 '19 at 19:45
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 above expectations (79^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 90.1 1-Core 137 2-Core 264 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 710 70% 573 Pts	64-Core 686 42% 686 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.5% Below average	Lighting 46.4 Reflection 44.3 Parallax 39.2 38% 43.3 fps	MRender 38 Gravity 40.5 Splatting 35.9 31% 38.2 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$22 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900211 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 128 22 31 117 8.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 382 Write 189 Mixed 194 SusWrite 60.8 46% 207 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 95.4 4K Mixed 14.7 107% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 80.7 86% 141 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 91%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 359GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 133 136 134 136 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 173 Write 158 Mixed 92 SusWrite 135 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 100%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 132 134 133 133 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 130 Write 132 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 133 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 200% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 98%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 381GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 125 131 119 120 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 146 Write 140 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 125 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.8 174% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 108%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 85GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 128 128 125 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 122 Write 114 Mixed 78 SusWrite 126 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GX-D4-3200-MR 2x8GB 3,635 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.7% Average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 12.2 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 14.9 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 109%

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

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	605x
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	153x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	90x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	70x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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