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

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	125% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	166% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170427
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '19 at 07:20
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 96.1 1-Core 126 2-Core 234 87% 152 Pts	4-Core 357 8-Core 561 57% 459 Pts	64-Core 637 39% 637 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 181 Parallax 163 143% 173 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 169 Splatting 116 107% 133 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G3XHC-00SJG0 500GB 11,656 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 879 563 550 478 479 468 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	166% Outstanding	Read 1,428 Write 1,836 Mixed 1170 SusWrite 570 281% 1,251 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 56.8 172% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 783 DQ Write 99.6 DQ Mixed 174 195% 352 MB/s
Poor: 184% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 288%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 227GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 117 117 118 117 116 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 178 Write 157 Mixed 89 SusWrite 117 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 225% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 435GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 97 97 96 96 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 156 Write 126 Mixed 104 SusWrite 96.1 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 337GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 155 156 156 155 155 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 125 Write 98 Mixed 64 SusWrite 155 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60 93,353 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 25.5 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 27.1 74% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 104%

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Gaming 69%

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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	345x
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 $179	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