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

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.8% 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	94% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

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	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '19 at 22:58
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 132 2-Core 263 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 492 66% 495 Pts	64-Core 511 32% 511 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AE) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Lighting 74.1 Reflection 76.9 Parallax 67.1 60% 72.7 fps	MRender 70.8 Gravity 70 Splatting 73.7 59% 71.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 409 204 139 130 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 474 Mixed 382 SusWrite 230 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 41.5 160% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 270 207% 276 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 95%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 308GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 96 96 97 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 110 Write 97.5 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 96.2 68% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 76%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 28GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 118 Write 53.2 Mixed 42.7 SusWrite 39.2 46% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 0837 1TB 3,852 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 29GB free, PID 0837 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 105 105 105 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 96.8 Write 98.8 Mixed 56 SusWrite 104 120% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD 2x8GB 5,640 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 27 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 33.6 SC Mixed 24.8 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 89%

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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	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