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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive347% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A11
MotherboardMSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11)  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 20 '23 at 19:54
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 91.2
1-Core 131
2-Core 248
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 397
8-Core 621
63% 509 Pts
64-Core 653
40% 653 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 90%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
364GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1454 1660 1674 1596 1490 1510 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
347% Outstanding
Read 2,354
Write 2,225
Mixed 1,837
SusWrite 1,564
448% 1995 MB/s
4K Read 64
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 90.4
303% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,624
DQ Write 1,233
DQ Mixed 1372
1,041% 1,410 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 347%
Great: 410%
Transcend TS256GMTE850 256GB
82GB free
Firmware: C2.3.21A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1013 404 236 197 235 194 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
155% Outstanding
Read 982
Write 1,006
Mixed 782
SusWrite 380
176% 788 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 59.2
220% 87 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 752
DQ Mixed 408
354% 510 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 155%
Great: 187%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 99 102 99 102 99 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
69.4% Good
Read 141
Write 111
Mixed 73.2
SusWrite 100
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
47.1% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 16.7
MC Mixed 13.2
44% 15.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 15.3
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 65.4
61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 47.1%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $457
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