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

Performance Results


Gaming 171% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 146% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	191% 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	110% 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.

Run History

21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161017
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '22 at 03:29
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	HND-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 244 90% 158 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 745 74% 606 Pts	64-Core 730 45% 730 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$600 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 4881) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	191% Outstanding	Lighting 277 Reflection 252 Parallax 285 226% 271 fps	MRender 321 Gravity 230 Splatting 171 189% 241 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 84 85 84 87 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 304 Mixed 407 SusWrite 114 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 61.9 215% 77.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 353 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 296GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 171 172 172 173 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 176 Mixed 107 SusWrite 173 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 109%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 125GB free Firmware: UH4400RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 98 5 169 83 35 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 443 Write 400 Mixed 300 SusWrite 109 233% 313 MB/s	4K Read 15.9 4K Write 48.2 4K Mixed 15.9 3,322% 26.7 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 91.1 DQ Mixed 30.1 498% 80.1 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 108%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 64GB-$7 7,617 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 57GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 58 25 25 25 24 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 163 Write 52.3 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 35.3 90% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.7 159% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 34.3 MC Mixed 26.2 91% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 36 SC Mixed 27.1 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 104%

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Gaming 69%

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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 $40Bench 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 $40	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