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

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	130% 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	94.5% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '22 at 10:23
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$150 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 129 2-Core 258 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 514 67% 503 Pts	64-Core 507 31% 507 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$649 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 297 Parallax 203 145% 226 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 182 Splatting 128 121% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hectron HECX1-240G 240GB 249 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 139GB free (System drive) Firmware: H1DB11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 91 52 54 52 55 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 368 Mixed 376 SusWrite 83.3 74% 335 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 51.1 178% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 311 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 244 200% 284 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 97%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$101 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 914GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 83 82 81 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	47% Average	Read 81.5 Write 83.2 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 81.9 57% 77.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 57%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$60 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 568GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 129 132 132 132 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 142 Write 138 Mixed 104 SusWrite 130 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.6 156% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 99,207 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 41.9 MC Write 48.2 MC Mixed 25.4 110% 38.5 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 46.9 SC Mixed 34.2 100% 35.1 GB/s	Latency 48.4 83% 48.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	10	8	144	24"	1280 720	ACI24A4 VG248

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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 $163Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	408x
Core i5-6600KIntel $150Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	343x
Core i7-6700Intel $250Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	66x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	231x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $130Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	122x
GTX 1080Nvidia $350Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	104x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	62x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	49x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	29x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	71x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $48Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	54x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $49Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	48x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $513

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $302	Nvidia RTX 3060 $325	Crucial MX500 250GB $34
Intel Core i3-12100F $98	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $450	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $850	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $50	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $49	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $417	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16