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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics125% 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 Drive101% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A11
MotherboardMSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 15 '19 at 16:44
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 (80th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Memory 80.5
1-Core 116
2-Core 229
79% 142 Pts
4-Core 452
8-Core 447
60% 450 Pts
64-Core 447
28% 447 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 174
Reflection 162
Parallax 159
142% 165 fps
MRender 173
Gravity 142
Splatting 108
112% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 198 198 195 133 84 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 454
Mixed 317
SusWrite 179
80% 359 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 51.5
183% 65.8 MB/s
DQ Read 337
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 238
198% 285 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 101%
Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
386GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 127 128 127 129 128 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
66.4% Good
Read 104
Write 83.2
Mixed 46.5
SusWrite 128
66% 90.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.4
69% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 109%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 64GB-$7
57GB free, PID 5591
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 22 18 18 18 16 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
17.4% Very poor
Read 37.2
Write 19
Mixed 25.5
SusWrite 18.9
32% 25.1 MB/s
4K Read 5.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.7
151% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 17.4%
Great: 40%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
76.5% Very good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 25.2
78% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 28.3
SC Mixed 23.5
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 79.6
50% 79.6 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 95%

 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 1,551 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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