MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING R6 SIEGE (MS-7A11)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	213% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING R6 SIEGE (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '19 at 22:38
Run Duration	340 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 95.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 260 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 732 72% 592 Pts	64-Core 742 46% 742 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Marvell Raid VD 64GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1GB free Firmware: MV.R Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 315 Write 186 Mixed 179 50% 226 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 18 4K Mixed 13.9 66% 19.2 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 18 DQ Mixed 23.8 28% 50.5 MB/s
Poor: 37% Great: 41%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 711 522 494 505 504 495 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 2,058 Write 866 Mixed 639 SusWrite 539 225% 1,025 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 55 223% 84.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,047 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 361 349% 573 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 243%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 78GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,547 Write 2,089 Mixed 1,174 428% 1,937 MB/s	4K Read 67.1 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 92.4 312% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,119 DQ Write 967 DQ Mixed 1014 768% 1,034 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 54GB free Firmware: RVT22B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,812 Write 7,503 Mixed 7,965 1,804% 8,093 MB/s	4K Read 495 4K Write 254 4K Mixed 323 1,298% 357 MB/s	DQ Read 1238 DQ Write 887 DQ Mixed 958 744% 1,028 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 126%
WD WD6000HLHX-01JJPV0 600GB 6,863 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 151GB free Firmware: 04.05G04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 115 115 115 113 116 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 112 Write 104 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 115 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 231% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 80%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C12 4x8GB 1,118 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 25.9 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 27.6 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 117%

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Workstation 40%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING R6 SIEGE (MS-7A11)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	54x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	32x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	9x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	14x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	12x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	10x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	8x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	7x
BX200 480GBCrucial $160Bench 78%, 11,290 samples	4x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	7x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	7x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	6x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $480

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