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

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	121% 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	40.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 22 '21 at 02:03
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Memory 87.1 1-Core 122 2-Core 225 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 560 59% 474 Pts	64-Core 583 36% 583 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480 20,231 User benchmarks, average bench 122% XFX(1EAE 6601) ≥ 4GB Ram: 12GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 137 Parallax 300 115% 192 fps	MRender 238 Gravity 145 Splatting 173 150% 185 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD 256GB 10,769 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 157GB free Firmware: EDFMB0.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 986 1002 585 211 210 207 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	169% Outstanding	Read 1,160 Write 940 Mixed 1,034 SusWrite 534 206% 917 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 58.6 204% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 692 DQ Write 526 DQ Mixed 695 496% 638 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 226%
Kingston A400 120GB-$32 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 52GB free Firmware: 03090004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 50 47 48 50 50 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 457 Write 338 Mixed 296 SusWrite 91.5 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 56.1 4K Mixed 34.8 118% 40 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 145 DQ Mixed 119 97% 137 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 85%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 394 23 27 21 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 390 Write 413 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 143 54% 244 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 15.4 4K Mixed 8.1 53% 15.5 MB/s	DQ Read 36.5 DQ Write 14 DQ Mixed 16.3 14% 22.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 102%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 35GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 113 100 95 105 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 97.3 Write 102 Mixed 55.3 SusWrite 103 65% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 109%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 585GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 36 36 36 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 37.3 Write 36.1 Mixed 22.6 SusWrite 36 44% 33 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3333, 3333, 3333, 3333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	MC Read 32.5 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 28.6 91% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 26.7 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 109%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 46: 5R 4G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
46%	16%	110	210	75	144	31.5"	1920 1080	AOC3201 32G1WG4

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Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) Builds (Compare 1,550 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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