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

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	17.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	234% 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 (18%). 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.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	Цвета: 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '20 at 20:02
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel 0000 159 User benchmarks, average bench 80% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 94.9 1-Core 127 2-Core 252 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 685 70% 565 Pts	64-Core 695 43% 695 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gainward(10B0 1B80) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2827 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 20 Reflection 23.1 Parallax 18.8 16% 20.6 fps	MRender 28.6 Gravity 20 Splatting 26.1 20% 24.9 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team T253LE120G 120GB 3,175 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 106GB free Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 233 77 68 68 68 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 486 Write 313 Mixed 327 SusWrite 118 69% 311 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 85.2 4K Mixed 35.6 146% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 241 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 193 168% 247 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 85%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$35 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 357GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 929 944 947 943 949 943 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 1,392 Write 1,382 Mixed 1,307 SusWrite 942 283% 1,256 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 67.9 233% 85 MB/s	DQ Read 1,204 DQ Write 978 DQ Mixed 852 703% 1,011 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 297%
Kingston SUV500120G 120GB 4,749 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 98GB free Firmware: 003056RA SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 65 68 67 64 68 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 484 Write 336 Mixed 318 SusWrite 77 67% 304 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 76.8 4K Mixed 35.6 139% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 77.8 DQ Mixed 90.8 87% 142 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 83%
Patriot Flare 60GB 647 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 55GB free Firmware: SBFM01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 99 103 99 99 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 490 Write 324 Mixed 324 SusWrite 107 69% 311 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 89.3 4K Mixed 32.6 149% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 184 166% 250 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 86%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 626GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	29.1% Poor	Read 42.2 Write 42 Mixed 31.2 SusWrite 40.9 53% 39.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.3 167% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HP26D4U9S8ME-8 2x8GB 703 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 28.3 100% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 37.9 SC Mixed 28.8 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 90%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	609x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	498x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	119x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	348x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	169x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	156x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	91x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	71x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	45x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	103x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	61x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $457

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16