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

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	117% 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	115% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '20 at 15:22
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 146 2-Core 291 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 565 76% 570 Pts	64-Core 575 36% 575 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 1426) CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.74 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 161 Parallax 151 127% 156 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 153 Splatting 122 109% 134 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingdian S280 240GB 5,326 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 223 99 95 96 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 416 Mixed 378 SusWrite 153 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 66.7 227% 81.2 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 123 156% 278 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 119%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 449GB free Firmware: UH5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 207 49 195 3.5 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 459 Write 342 Mixed 260 SusWrite 129 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 44 4K Mixed 6.9 64% 23.9 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 82.7 DQ Mixed 9.6 31% 68.7 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 58%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA662 500GB 14,997 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 390GB free Firmware: JP2OA50E SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 130 130 130 130 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 129 Write 120 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 130 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 76%
WD Purple 1TB (2014)-$40 18,782 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 815GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 145 144 145 144 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 160 Write 139 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 144 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB 19,779 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 35.9 MC Mixed 30.1 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 28.8 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 96%

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Gaming 69%

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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