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

Performance Results


Gaming 152% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	161% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	80.9% 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	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.

Run History

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	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '20 at 11:31
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 132 2-Core 280 93% 169 Pts	4-Core 543 8-Core 536 72% 540 Pts	64-Core 543 34% 543 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Palit(1569 2206) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	161% Outstanding	Lighting 217 Reflection 251 Parallax 327 177% 265 fps	MRender 307 Gravity 234 Splatting 140 176% 227 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 128GB-$70 10,510 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1114H SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 142 143 88 140 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 474 Write 144 Mixed 199 SusWrite 133 52% 237 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 37.4 147% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 148 124% 181 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 90%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 110GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 459 413 314 263 226 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 454 Mixed 384 SusWrite 337 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 70 237% 86.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 134%
Transcend TS1TSSD230S 1TB 1,078 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 338GB free Firmware: 02K0S6OA SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 446 451 430 422 418 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 432 Mixed 378 SusWrite 418 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 58.6 197% 74 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 111 152% 278 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 121%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 990GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 166 167 168 170 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 137 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 169 88% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 351% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 108 110 111 109 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 142 Write 141 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 110 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 30,689 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 43.7 MC Mixed 36.7 114% 39.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 46.5 SC Mixed 32.6 97% 34.1 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 118%

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

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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 $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

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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