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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics90.7% 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 Drive43.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A11
MotherboardMSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11)  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160724
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 05 '19 at 22:25
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU 24%
Watch Gameplay: 2060 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Memory 84.9
1-Core 112
2-Core 233
80% 143 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 464
58% 444 Pts
64-Core 455
28% 455 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90.7% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 112
Parallax 117
95% 115 fps
MRender 134
Gravity 95.8
Splatting 81.5
82% 104 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$25
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 89 83 96 89 102 MB/s
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
43.3% Average
Read 240
Write 152
Mixed 2.7
SusWrite 97.8
27% 123 MB/s
4K Read 12.8
4K Write 64.7
4K Mixed 17
75% 31.5 MB/s
DQ Read 122
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 0.2
31% 75.1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 86%
Corsair Force 3 240GB-$232
170GB free
Firmware: 5.02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 125 99 135 134 132 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
66% Good
Read 124
Write 189
Mixed 170
SusWrite 127
35% 153 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 33.4
149% 59.4 MB/s
DQ Read 187
DQ Write 195
DQ Mixed 156
127% 179 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 66%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 2400 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.8% Average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 13
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 13.9
SC Mixed 11.9
36% 12.5 GB/s
Latency 72
56% 72 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 41.8%
Great: 107%

 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 1,550 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: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $455
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