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

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	79.1% 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	176% 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 (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '20 at 02:14
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

Watch Gameplay: 2060 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing below expectations (33^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 1.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	58.8% Above average	Memory 88.5 1-Core 26.7 2-Core 99.1 47% 71.4 Pts	4-Core 171 8-Core 178 23% 174 Pts	64-Core 221 14% 221 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.1% Very good	Lighting 93.9 Reflection 106 Parallax 108 77% 103 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 101 Splatting 81.3 84% 106 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 901 859 751 505 517 470 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	176% Outstanding	Read 1,791 Write 883 Mixed 632 SusWrite 667 219% 993 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 83.3 4K Mixed 37.6 158% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 434 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 350 267% 363 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 243%
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 111GB free Firmware: 3.2.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 322 303 286 320 286 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 332 Write 288 Mixed 71.6 SusWrite 305 56% 249 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 15.3 4K Mixed 11.6 44% 13.5 MB/s	DQ Read 32.6 DQ Write 19.2 DQ Mixed 19.8 16% 23.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 56%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 132 134 131 134 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 123 Write 88.2 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 131 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 84%
Seagate ST4000NM0033-9ZM170 4TB 3,748 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: SN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 138 139 137 138 139 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	90% Excellent	Read 176 Write 174 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 138 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 15,285 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 20.2 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 10 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 110%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) Builds (Compare 1,550 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	606x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	496x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	119x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	345x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	169x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	154x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	90x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	70x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	44x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	102x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	61x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16