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

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	44.1% 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	35.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '19 at 22:54
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 94.4 1-Core 113 2-Core 212 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 671 65% 536 Pts	64-Core 675 42% 675 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7970-$435 6,727 User benchmarks, average bench 36% AMD(1002 3000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1200 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 19.10.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Lighting 57.1 Reflection 38.1 Parallax 70.5 47% 55.2 fps	MRender 35.4 Gravity 59.3 Splatting 48 39% 47.6 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 40%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 32 34 36 28 31 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	35.2% Below average	Read 427 Write 88.7 Mixed 39.9 SusWrite 37.9 32% 148 MB/s	4K Read 13.7 4K Write 43.9 4K Mixed 0.2 44% 19.3 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 63.9 DQ Mixed 0.2 24% 61 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 78%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 9,084 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1TB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 113 114 112 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 114 Write 113 Mixed 46.4 SusWrite 113 128% 96.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 2x4GB 13,047 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3001 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 27 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 30.9 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 106%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	607x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 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 $265Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	61x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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