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

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	92.6% 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	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '19 at 23:20
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 297 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 581 77% 578 Pts	64-Core 570 35% 570 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2227 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 121 Parallax 104 95% 114 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 108 Splatting 109 89% 108 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98 11,843 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 153 77 52 61 53 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 636 Write 318 Mixed 386 SusWrite 96.6 79% 359 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 55.2 212% 85 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 175 148% 210 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%
OCZ Vertex 4 512GB-$349 1,486 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 342GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 381 406 402 403 409 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 378 Write 410 Mixed 268 SusWrite 386 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 41.9 187% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 320 243% 328 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 108%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 328GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 106 108 108 108 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 104 Write 99.2 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 107 67% 91.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 60%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 105 105 105 104 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 118 Write 101 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 104 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB-$40 28,855 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 28.6 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 30.3 84% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 104%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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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	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 $300	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