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

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	75.6% 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	275% 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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	6.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	12.5 Days
Run Date	May 01 '24 at 20:38
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 92.5 1-Core 117 2-Core 218 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 588 61% 490 Pts	64-Core 619 38% 619 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.29 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.6% Very good	Lighting 91.8 Reflection 106 Parallax 94.2 75% 97.5 fps	MRender 90.1 Gravity 94.6 Splatting 96.7 77% 93.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 267GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1814 1780 1849 1883 1856 1864 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	275% Outstanding	Read 1943 Write 1,974 Mixed 1,127 SusWrite 1841 387% 1,721 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 95 4K Mixed 50 167% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 845 DQ Write 621 DQ Mixed 749 556% 738 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 275% Great: 526%
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 464GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 377 330 329 329 328 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 472 Mixed 334 SusWrite 356 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 86.1 4K Mixed 50.5 170% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 344 263% 356 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 123%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 212GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 86 86 100 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 113 Write 104 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 93.6 68% 93 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 169% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 86%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 205GB free Firmware: 0710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 41 36 41 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 37.7 Write 39 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 39.8 28% 38 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.4 136% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.9% Good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 19.9 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 16.8 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 37: 0P 3R 5G 7B (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%	4	211	59	120	24"	1280 720	ACI24AE MG248

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Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) Builds (Compare 1,558 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	610x
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	156x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	91x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	71x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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 $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	61x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $457

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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