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

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	42% 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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	8 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '19 at 00:30
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Memory 87.4 1-Core 124 2-Core 250 85% 153 Pts	4-Core 365 8-Core 438 52% 402 Pts	64-Core 421 26% 421 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.8 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42% Average	Lighting 47.5 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.7 39% 49 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 61.9 49% 59.2 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 128GB-$110 2,093 User benchmarks, average bench 165% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,412 Write 351 Mixed 450 159% 738 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 45.2 178% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 700 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 246 226% 362 MB/s
Poor: 116% Great: 188%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 142GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 411 309 213 224 228 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 386 Write 453 Mixed 371 SusWrite 296 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 37.7 144% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 322 245% 330 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 99%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 152GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 77 78 82 80 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 93 Write 75.8 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 80 59% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 84%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 32GB-$16 13,359 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 28GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 28 20 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 132 Write 97.2 Mixed 105 SusWrite 32.4 116% 91.6 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 3.7 263% 4.07 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.1% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 21.5 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 19.4 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 110%

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Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) Builds (Compare 1,550 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	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 $129Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	61x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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