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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics60.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive66.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A11
MotherboardMSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160724
Uptime5.8 Days
Run DateJan 28 '17 at 23:47
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Memory 84.5
1-Core 118
2-Core 235
82% 146 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 408
55% 408 Pts
64-Core 452
28% 452 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 378.49
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60.5% Good
Lighting 75.8
Reflection 73.5
Parallax 63.9
62% 71.1 fps
MRender 72.5
Gravity 70.8
Splatting 69.9
58% 71.1 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1230C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
66.8% Good
Read 483
Write 249
Mixed 237
71% 323 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 44.4
4K Mixed 20.1
90% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 143
DQ Write 91
DQ Mixed 37.9
50% 90.5 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 92%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
467GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 142
Mixed 121
110% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.63
4K Write 1.27
4K Mixed 0.36
90% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 92.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.9% Average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 13.5
41% 14.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 15
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 72.7
55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) Builds (Compare 1,552 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $455
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