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 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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	114% 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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	14.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '17 at 09:10
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	27%

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 i5-6600K-$130 342,244 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)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 146 2-Core 293 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 582 78% 583 Pts	64-Core 584 36% 584 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LM480HCHP-00003 480GB 125 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 275GB free (System drive) Firmware: GXT3003Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 819 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 65 (B1) Unknown 99 99 3 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 2432 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 41 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 26 (F1) Unknown 99 99 2609003552 (F2) Unknown 99 99 9302957314 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0 (F4) Unknown 100 100 0 (F5) Unknown 100 100 65535 (F6) Unknown 100 100 65535 (F7) Unknown 100 100 65535 (FB) Unknown 100 100 3689011200	114% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 458 Mixed 478 108% 484 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 35.1 168% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 27.2 108% 241 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 114%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 67 (03) Spinup time 133 133 34387919277 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 738 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1568 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 216 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 741 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 741 (C2) HDA temperature 193 193 201864904735 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	73.1% Very good	Read 120 Write 135 Mixed 145 101% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.04 4K Write 1.81 4K Mixed 0.25 105% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 108%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 340GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 187 180 7616 (04) Start/Stop count 83 83 17459 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 37 37 46701 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 88 88 12511 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 715 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 751705 (C2) HDA temperature 123 100 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	38.2% Below average	Read 71.2 Write 61.7 Mixed 64 49% 65.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.97 4K Mixed 0.19 78% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	88% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 33.8 MC Mixed 27.6 89% 31 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 26.5 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 85%

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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	607x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	497x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	119x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	346x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	169x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	154x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	91x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	70x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	44x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	102x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	61x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $460

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16