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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics92.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A11
MotherboardMSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11)  (all builds)
Memory17.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160112
Uptime14.7 Days
Run DateJan 27 '21 at 20:20
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Memory 90.1
1-Core 139
2-Core 226
87% 152 Pts
4-Core 453
8-Core 720
72% 587 Pts
64-Core 734
45% 734 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 106
Parallax 109
96% 111 fps
MRender 131
Gravity 102
Splatting 91.2
86% 108 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V+200 Series 120GB
3GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 502ABBF0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
Read 164
Write 108
Mixed 130
30% 134 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 93.9
4K Mixed 22.2
119% 47.8 MB/s
DQ Read 90.4
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 78.1
65% 93.6 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 83%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
188GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 299 299 299 299 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 475
Mixed 397
SusWrite 318
95% 421 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 62.1
213% 75.9 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 358
270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 122%
Great: 124%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
259GB free
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1430 1438 1371 1086 874 815 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
261% Outstanding
Read 1,982
Write 1,440
Mixed 786
SusWrite 1169
300% 1,344 MB/s
4K Read 49.3
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 62.8
239% 89.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,277
DQ Write 398
DQ Mixed 450
433% 708 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 261%
Great: 283%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.1% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 24.4
78% 27.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 24
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 67.1
60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) Builds (Compare 1,551 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $455
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