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

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	163% 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	99.2% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 27 days ago.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	56.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 15 '24 at 22:20
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Memory 80.1 1-Core 117 2-Core 224 78% 140 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 632 63% 512 Pts	64-Core 644 40% 644 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Zotac(19DA 4513) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 552.12 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	163% Outstanding	Lighting 221 Reflection 351 Parallax 250 180% 274 fps	MRender 276 Gravity 219 Splatting 170 175% 221 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 273 158 165 157 162 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 429 Write 413 Mixed 363 SusWrite 198 79% 351 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 84.8 4K Mixed 52.3 172% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 131%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$36 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 112GB free Firmware: BBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 94 95 96 94 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 258 Write 124 Mixed 177 SusWrite 95.7 36% 164 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 81.5 4K Mixed 32.5 123% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 93.4 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 105 80% 108 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 73%
WDC WD30EFAX-68JH4N0 3TB 366 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 174 176 175 174 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 226 Write 168 Mixed 120 SusWrite 174 39% 172 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 11 4K Mixed 1.1 73% 18.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1.4 DQ Write 12.9 DQ Mixed 1.6 3% 5.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 38%
WD WD10EVVS-63M5B0 1TB 1,639 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 538GB free Firmware: 0A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 77 77 77 77 77 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 79.7 Write 77.7 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 76 54% 73 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 131% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS16G4D240FSC.16FAD 859B BLS16G4D240FSC.16FAD 859B BLS16G4D240FSC.16FBD 859B BLS16G4D240FSC.16FBD 64GB 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	76.1% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 24.6 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 23 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 34: 0P 4R 3G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
34%	44%	27	199	33	60	23.8"	1920 1080	DELA1C4 DELL P2422H

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Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) Builds (Compare 1,574 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	613x
Core i5-6600KIntel $64Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	502x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	122x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	351x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	170x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	158x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	92x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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	104x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	80x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	63x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $593

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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