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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics79.3% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A11
MotherboardMSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11)  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160724
Uptime5.8 Days
Run DateOct 17 '18 at 12:44
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 38%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$59
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 93.3
1-Core 132
2-Core 263
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 441
55% 421 Pts
64-Core 459
28% 459 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.3% Very good
Lighting 98.3
Reflection 112
Parallax 94.3
80% 101 fps
MRender 92.1
Gravity 92.5
Splatting 98.6
78% 94.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
93GB free
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 126 91 93 89 87 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
83% Excellent
Read 502
Write 450
Mixed 193
SusWrite 138
71% 321 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 39.1
144% 57.8 MB/s
DQ Read 330
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 128
121% 194 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 83%
Great: 88%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$60
604GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 90 92 93 107 110 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
62.6% Good
Read 118
Write 123
Mixed 40
SusWrite 99.4
69% 95.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
143% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 108%
Imation Classic 16GB
6GB free, PID 070c
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 3 2.8 2.7 3.8 3.6 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
4.6% Terrible
Read 17.5
Write 6.8
Mixed 17
SusWrite 3.2
14% 11.1 MB/s
4K Read 4.5
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.6
40% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 4.6%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
75.5% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 23
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 24.5
SC Mixed 22.4
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 61.4
65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) Builds (Compare 1,576 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $596
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