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

Performance Results


Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 61% Destroyer


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	77.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	91% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	May 01 '20 at 23:49
Run Duration	158 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 i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 132 2-Core 248 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 671 67% 547 Pts	64-Core 666 41% 666 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5170) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.3% Very good	Lighting 95.2 Reflection 108 Parallax 90.3 78% 97.8 fps	MRender 95 Gravity 89.3 Splatting 96 77% 93.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 107 167 174 83 145 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 488 Mixed 392 SusWrite 171 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 39.4 153% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 206 183% 275 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 97%
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 181GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 403 151 177 177 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 475 Mixed 385 SusWrite 256 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 40 155% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 203 193% 303 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 101%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 670GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 151 150 150 150 150 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 145 Write 164 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 150 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 142% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 108%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB 4,068 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 113GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 78 78 78 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	34.6% Below average	Read 82 Write 84 Mixed 32.3 SusWrite 78.1 92% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FARG 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FARG 16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 26.5 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 34 SC Mixed 26.7 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 84%

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Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) Builds (Compare 1,559 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	611x
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 $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	45x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	103x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	61x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $460

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16