MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING R6 SIEGE (MS-7A11)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

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System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING R6 SIEGE (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1768 x 992 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '18 at 21:55
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th 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-$59 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 130 2-Core 260 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 514 68% 513 Pts	64-Core 512 32% 512 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 1368) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57% Above average	Lighting 71.3 Reflection 74.4 Parallax 66.5 58% 70.7 fps	MRender 77 Gravity 65.7 Splatting 61.2 55% 68 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$113 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 10,032 Write 9,381 Mixed 8,817 2,100% 9,410 MB/s	4K Read 1,163 4K Write 659 4K Mixed 219 2,392% 680 MB/s	DQ Read 2,588 DQ Write 1,783 DQ Mixed 2,210 1,643% 2,194 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 904GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 118 120 120 119 118 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 121 Write 116 Mixed 86.8 SusWrite 119 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 84%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 465GB free Firmware: 3.CH SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 74 75 74 75 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 70.5 Write 52.5 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 74.5 44% 60.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 43%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 2GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 1GB free, PID 2038 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 4.2 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	4.38% Terrible	Read 12.5 Write 3.8 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 4.2 7% 6.2 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.38% Great: 4%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 13,205 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 33.2 106% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 41.7 SC Mixed 29.8 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 51.3 78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 103%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 40%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING R6 SIEGE (MS-7A11)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	55x
Core i5-6600KIntel $59Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	34x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	9x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	14x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	12x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	10x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	8x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $55Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	7x
BX200 480GBCrucial $160Bench 78%, 11,290 samples	4x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	7x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	7x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	6x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $470

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