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

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	80.2% 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	28.2 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	May 31 '21 at 14:57
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 551 71% 536 Pts	64-Core 547 34% 547 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.9% 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: 466.47 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (74 fps cap detected)	60.4% Good	Lighting 74 Reflection 74 Parallax 74 60% 74 fps	MRender 74 Gravity 74 Splatting 74 61% 74 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 128GB-$70 10,510 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1114H SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 141 143 137 124 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 458 Write 144 Mixed 200 SusWrite 138 52% 235 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 36.2 146% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 149 124% 183 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 90%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 146GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 466 468 472 470 472 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 449 Mixed 381 SusWrite 464 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 69.3 232% 83.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 134%
Transcend TS1TSSD230S 1TB 1,078 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 213GB free Firmware: 02K0S6OA SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 450 438 433 426 428 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 425 Mixed 390 SusWrite 433 97% 429 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 56.5 190% 71.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 111 152% 279 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 121%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 179 178 175 175 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 129 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 177 91% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 351% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 133 134 134 136 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 97.9 Write 99.2 Mixed 60.4 SusWrite 134 72% 98 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 135% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 66.6% 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 39.2 MC Write 43.6 MC Mixed 37.1 114% 40 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 46.8 SC Mixed 33.1 98% 34.4 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 118%

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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