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

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	74.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	23.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161017
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '20 at 09:09
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Memory 82.5 1-Core 94.8 2-Core 187 70% 121 Pts	4-Core 377 8-Core 378 50% 377 Pts	64-Core 340 21% 340 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A11) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	4.74% Terrible	Lighting 6.63 Reflection 9.23 Parallax 0.03 5% 5.3 fps	MRender 8.52 Gravity 6 Splatting 0.04 3% 4.86 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.74% Great: 6%
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6267) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.6% Above average	Lighting 69 Reflection 65 Parallax 55.2 56% 63.1 fps	MRender 50.6 Gravity 67.6 Splatting 58.8 48% 59 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk Ultra II 250GB 595 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 147 60 85 101 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 274 Write 232 Mixed 290 SusWrite 106 51% 225 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 74.9 4K Mixed 41.5 144% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 219 177% 255 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 102%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 401GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 392 419 412 402 419 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 437 Mixed 382 SusWrite 402 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 90.6 4K Mixed 40.1 147% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 328 252% 342 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 121%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$55 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 268GB free Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 383 408 399 364 355 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 427 Write 327 Mixed 384 SusWrite 378 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 85 4K Mixed 48.2 155% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 293 236% 332 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 125%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 189 188 187 186 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 208 Mixed 103 SusWrite 187 126% 173 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.1 225% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%
WD Black 4TB (2012)-$323 4,113 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01L01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 143 144 144 144 146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 158 Write 148 Mixed 89 SusWrite 144 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1 209% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 93%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 163 174 170 160 166 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 94.8 Write 107 Mixed 134 SusWrite 165 93% 125 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.7 259% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.5% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 19.2 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 18.7 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 76.1 53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 94%

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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	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 $130Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	61x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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