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

Performance Results


Gaming 181% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 153% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	207% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	88.8% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 18 months ago, 14 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161221
Uptime	9.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '22 at 22:55
Run Duration	257 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Memory 97.1 1-Core 136 2-Core 256 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 691 69% 564 Pts	64-Core 688 43% 688 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3884) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	207% Outstanding	Lighting 305 Reflection 283 Parallax 314 249% 301 fps	MRender 347 Gravity 248 Splatting 182 203% 259 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 81 64 75 74 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 452 Write 298 Mixed 298 SusWrite 87.6 63% 284 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 46.5 160% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 357 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 124%
Pcie SSD 1TB 40,637 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 88GB free Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,190 Write 2100 Mixed 1,424 355% 1,571 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 61.2 208% 78.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1406 DQ Write 827 DQ Mixed 898 727% 1,044 MB/s
Poor: 112% Great: 284%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 216GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 170 170 168 169 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 168 Mixed 103 SusWrite 168 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 108%
WD 5000BEV External 500GB 979 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 371GB free, PID 0704 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 40 41 40 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 36.9 Write 38.1 Mixed 29.6 SusWrite 40.5 50% 36.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 28.1 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 28.7 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 110%

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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	607x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	496x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	119x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	346x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	70x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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 $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	61x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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