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

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.3% 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	95.5% 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	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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 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	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151224
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '19 at 05:09
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 142 2-Core 261 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 545 74% 552 Pts	64-Core 563 35% 563 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2315 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.3% Average	Lighting 47.8 Reflection 55.1 Parallax 44.8 39% 49.2 fps	MRender 68.3 Gravity 47.8 Splatting 62.3 49% 59.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 158 46 34 95 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 499 Mixed 392 SusWrite 135 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 44.2 168% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 205 191% 294 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 97%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 419GB free Firmware: RVT22B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 10,053 Write 8,398 Mixed 8,696 2,016% 9049 MB/s	4K Read 762 4K Write 350 4K Mixed 425 1,884% 512 MB/s	DQ Read 2,342 DQ Write 2064 DQ Mixed 2,157 1,630% 2,188 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 383GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 79 79 80 79 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 156 Write 151 Mixed 98 SusWrite 78.9 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 109%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$22 80,932 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 226GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 100 101 101 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	55% Above average	Read 91 Write 87.3 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 100 60% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD 2x8GB 5,640 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2719 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 31.1 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 28.4 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 89%

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Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) Builds (Compare 1,549 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	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