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

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 60% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	76.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	286% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161221
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 05 '19 at 23:22
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 564 75% 564 Pts	64-Core 566 35% 566 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.2% Very good	Lighting 93.9 Reflection 107 Parallax 89.5 76% 96.7 fps	MRender 91.1 Gravity 89.6 Splatting 95.1 76% 92 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 325GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 983 846 851 851 851 843 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 1958 Write 1,998 Mixed 1,643 SusWrite 871 363% 1,617 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 201 4K Mixed 77.3 279% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,636 DQ Write 1,469 DQ Mixed 1448 1,115% 1,518 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 297%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 22GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 447 Write 442 Mixed 384 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 67.7 231% 83.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 356 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 94GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 126 123 124 130 187 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 131 Write 137 Mixed 77 SusWrite 135 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 113%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 163GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 93 89 90 91 90 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 96.5 Write 92.5 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 91.1 64% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15D4/4G KHX2933C17D4/8G KHX2400C15D4/4G 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	60.7% Good	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18.3 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 20 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 61%

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Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) Builds (Compare 1,551 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 $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	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 $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 $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 $40	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