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 (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	105% 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). 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	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '17 at 19:26
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 584 80% 597 Pts	64-Core 603 37% 603 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LM480HCHP-00003 480GB 125 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 270GB free (System drive) Firmware: GXT3003Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1230 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 104 (B1) Unknown 99 99 5 (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 27 (F1) Unknown 99 99 3851824642 (F2) Unknown 99 99 10426871188 (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 5738444824	105% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 442 Mixed 478 106% 474 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 37.5 135% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 143 166% 287 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$98 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th 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 34387984814 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 907 (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 1979 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 255 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 910 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 910 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 201864904732 (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	75.2% Very good	Read 135 Write 127 Mixed 122 96% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.03 4K Write 1.94 4K Mixed 0.24 105% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 108%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 284GB 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 189 180 7550 (04) Start/Stop count 83 83 17649 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 36 36 47110 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 88 88 12550 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 716 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 752420 (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	37.5% Below average	Read 67 Write 63.4 Mixed 63 49% 64.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 2.08 4K Mixed 0.27 88% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 37.5% 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 @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	MC Read 34.6 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 30.9 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 29.8 84% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 96.4% 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	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 $94Bench 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 $40Bench 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 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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