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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	342% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

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System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	6.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '23 at 18:50
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 91.3 1-Core 134 2-Core 254 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 666 69% 554 Pts	64-Core 682 42% 682 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 366GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1481 1666 1530 1502 1477 1550 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	342% Outstanding	Read 2,430 Write 2,264 Mixed 1,784 SusWrite 1,534 450% 2,003 MB/s	4K Read 62.4 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 89 296% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,519 DQ Write 1,148 DQ Mixed 1,296 979% 1321 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 342% Great: 410%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 66GB free Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 115 113 109 104 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 372 Write 148 Mixed 204 SusWrite 113 46% 209 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 42.5 162% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 126 98% 132 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 73%
Transcend TS256GMTE850 256GB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 140% 82GB free Firmware: C2.3.21A SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 230 232 233 399 453 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	144% Outstanding	Read 934 Write 971 Mixed 761 SusWrite 297 166% 741 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 56.6 208% 81.7 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 751 DQ Mixed 418 358% 513 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 187%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 109 107 108 107 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 126 Write 127 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 108 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 1x16GB 13,141 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2600 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	45.2% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 15.6 MC Mixed 12.9 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 15.4 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 49%

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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	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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	70x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	45x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $457

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16