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

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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	128% 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 (20%). 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	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '19 at 05:13
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 134 2-Core 252 91% 160 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 681 72% 573 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 149 Parallax 127 108% 136 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 131 Splatting 110 96% 118 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 382GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 472 477 484 480 474 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 487 Mixed 392 SusWrite 475 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 59.3 200% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 718GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 155 156 158 158 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 157 Mixed 87.6 SusWrite 156 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 109%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB 18,040 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1.5TB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 107 106 107 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	43% Average	Read 90.6 Write 108 Mixed 61.3 SusWrite 107 126% 91.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 22.2 77% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 24.5 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 88%

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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	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 $40Bench 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 $178	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