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

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	49.8% 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	175% 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	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160112
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '19 at 16:13
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 91 1-Core 122 2-Core 248 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 484 64% 482 Pts	64-Core 452 28% 452 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.8% Average	Lighting 62.3 Reflection 63.5 Parallax 57 51% 60.9 fps	MRender 67.7 Gravity 58.9 Splatting 51.6 48% 59.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 61 10 5.9 74 56 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	175% Outstanding	Read 1,373 Write 920 Mixed 858 SusWrite 99.9 180% 813 MB/s	4K Read 60.5 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 79.1 294% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 722 DQ Mixed 218 254% 424 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 175% Great: 209%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 33GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 91 92 94 90 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 469 Mixed 297 SusWrite 129 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 59.9 213% 78.2 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 326 255% 352 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 112GB free Firmware: JC4A SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 76 78 79 79 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 100 Write 102 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 77.9 63% 85.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 145GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 111 111 113 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 106 Write 80.8 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 111 68% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 114%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 8GB 336 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 6GB free, PID 0736 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 5 4.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	3.54% Terrible	Read 11.2 Write 5.2 Mixed 6 SusWrite 4.9 8% 6.82 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 19% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.54% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	74.5% Very good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 24.8 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 24.1 68% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 85%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $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