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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.7% 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)
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 (18%). 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	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161017
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '19 at 06:55
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Memory 88.1 1-Core 107 2-Core 210 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 413 56% 415 Pts	64-Core 411 25% 411 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3161) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Lighting 68.3 Reflection 67.8 Parallax 60.2 56% 65.4 fps	MRender 72.3 Gravity 62.5 Splatting 52.5 50% 62.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79 15,015 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 345 Write 134 Mixed 183 48% 220 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 95.7 4K Mixed 32.7 131% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 113 92% 130 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 79%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 189GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 99 99 99 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 85.2 Write 81.8 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 98.3 57% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 61%
Hitachi HDN726060ALE614 6TB 1,326 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 897GB free Firmware: APGNW7JH SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 108 103 112 107 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 129 Write 132 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 108 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.4% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 25.3 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 22.9 63% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 107%

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

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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 $274	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 $184	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