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

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	4.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	84.4% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170427
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '21 at 12:25
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7400-$95 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 108 2-Core 213 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 414 55% 414 Pts	64-Core 415 26% 415 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 0862) 2GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	4.96% Terrible	Lighting 6 Reflection 5 Parallax 7.8 5% 6.27 fps	MRender 4.2 Gravity 7.2 Splatting 6.9 5% 6.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.96% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9SB8W128G1001 128GB 504 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6106001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 110 108 91 112 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 471 Write 407 Mixed 325 SusWrite 113 73% 329 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 75.3 4K Mixed 39.9 150% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 264 204% 278 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 88%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 888GB free Firmware: MS2OA8K0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 174 159 161 172 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 111 Mixed 21.6 SusWrite 162 85% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 138% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 1x8GB 21,551 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	44.4% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 11.9 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 13.2 39% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 45%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) Builds (Compare 1,556 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	609x
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	155x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	91x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	70x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16