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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 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 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	276% 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.

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	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	Цвета: 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 04 '20 at 09:37
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (96^th 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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 123 2-Core 247 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 680 73% 582 Pts	64-Core 686 42% 686 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 92%

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: 381 77 78 78 77 78 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 494 Write 338 Mixed 330 SusWrite 128 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 38.8 164% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 239 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 193 170% 251 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 85%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$35 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 275GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1349 971 718 726 686 693 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 2,032 Write 2,310 Mixed 1,787 SusWrite 857 392% 1,747 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 79.4 280% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1361 DQ Write 1,178 DQ Mixed 1,234 935% 1,258 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 297%
Kingston SUV500120G 120GB 4,749 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 98GB free Firmware: 003056RA SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 68 74 65 74 65 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 335 Mixed 319 SusWrite 83.4 68% 308 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 49.4 179% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 93.6 106% 181 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 83%
Patriot Flare 60GB 647 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 55GB free Firmware: SBFM01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 105 99 99 99 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 499 Write 321 Mixed 326 SusWrite 116 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 36 164% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 190 170% 254 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 86%

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 @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 27.5 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 38.6 SC Mixed 29.3 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 49.7 80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 90%

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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	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