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

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.65% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	18.4% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (87%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	1.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	10.3 Days
Run Date	May 16 '19 at 19:20
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	87%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4400-$45 36,432 User benchmarks, average bench 47% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	51.4% Above average	Memory 97 1-Core 30.5 2-Core 53.6 45% 60.4 Pts	4-Core 36.6 8-Core 79.2 7% 57.9 Pts	64-Core 70.3 4% 70.3 Pts
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 510 (Desktop Skylake) 16,316 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7A11) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6471 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	2.65% Terrible	Lighting 3.53 Reflection 5.23 Parallax 3.03 3% 3.93 fps	MRender 6.05 Gravity 3.1 Splatting 0.13 2% 3.09 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.65% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Blaze 60GB-$62 661 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM01.9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 13 13 21 14 23 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	18.4% Very poor	Read 85.5 Write 47.9 Mixed 3.2 SusWrite 19.7 8% 39.1 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 16.3 4K Mixed 6.2 37% 12 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 16 DQ Mixed 8.6 21% 48.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 62%
Hitachi HDT721064SLA360 640GB-$135 3,861 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 20GB free Firmware: STDOA3AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 49 45 50 53 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	22.2% Poor	Read 25.3 Write 42.1 Mixed 20.6 SusWrite 51.7 26% 34.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 59%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 10GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 91 91 97 82 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 70.5 Write 92.8 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 94 54% 73.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 112% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 104%
WD My Passport 25EA 4TB 1,124 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 5GB free, PID 25ea Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 59 56 60 58 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	25.6% Poor	Read 60.1 Write 46.6 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 63.1 66% 49.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.1 39% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 25.6% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT4G4DFS8213.8FA11 2x4GB 272 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.3% Average	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 13.7 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 5.1 21% 7.37 GB/s	Latency 50.4 79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 77%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	607x
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	346x
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 $94Bench 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 $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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