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

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	85.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	46.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '22 at 01:09
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	76.8% Very good	Memory 95.9 1-Core 108 2-Core 217 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 333 8-Core 347 45% 340 Pts	64-Core 361 22% 361 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-12GB 12,228 User benchmarks, average bench 96% Asus(1043 886E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3563 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	85.8% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 143 Parallax 103 82% 116 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 115 Splatting 98.2 92% 115 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 102%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP S700 250GB-$46 9,815 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0704A1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 14 95 14 64 45 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 447 Write 359 Mixed 22.9 SusWrite 52.2 48% 220 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 16.8 4K Mixed 7.4 60% 17.1 MB/s	DQ Read 198 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 1.4 54% 131 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 98%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 15GB free Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 117 112 117 116 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 103 Write 159 Mixed 138 SusWrite 112 29% 128 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 67 4K Mixed 29.7 107% 39.5 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 127 105% 150 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 687GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 146 148 147 150 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 162 Mixed 119 SusWrite 143 112% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 229% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	59.8% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 18.1 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 19.1 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 110%

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

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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 $45Bench 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 $45	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