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

Performance Results


Gaming 78% Battleship	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	75% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	283% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '19 at 20:19
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (60^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)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 291 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 555 72% 544 Pts	64-Core 568 35% 568 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 95.1% 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 (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75% Very good	Lighting 92.2 Reflection 105 Parallax 89.1 75% 95.6 fps	MRender 91 Gravity 86.3 Splatting 94.4 75% 90.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 75% 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% 274GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 924 851 848 845 849 823 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 1,980 Write 2,000 Mixed 1,621 SusWrite 857 362% 1,615 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 76.4 276% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,600 DQ Write 1,406 DQ Mixed 1,434 1,094% 1,480 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 297%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 30GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 308 310 308 282 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 443 Mixed 375 SusWrite 300 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 67.2 231% 84.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 94GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 123 120 118 120 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 122 Write 97.8 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 120 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 113%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 28GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 62 63 64 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	Read 63.8 Write 61.5 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 63.3 44% 59.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 30.6 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 30.6 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 48.8 82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

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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%

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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 $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 $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