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

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.9% 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)
Boot Drive	49.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '19 at 03:53
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 540 72% 540 Pts	64-Core 533 33% 533 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8506) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1747 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.9% Above average	Lighting 75.9 Reflection 83.5 Parallax 76.7 62% 78.7 fps	MRender 78.7 Gravity 70.7 Splatting 0.09 36% 49.8 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 1.5 2.2 152 97 62 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 459 Write 358 Mixed 301 SusWrite 82.6 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 23.5 4K Mixed 18.7 72% 22 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 57.1 DQ Mixed 40.8 42% 71 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 56%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 164 164 162 162 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 151 Mixed 103 SusWrite 162 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1.1 229% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3000C16 2x8GB 11,591 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 28.1 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 29.7 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 101%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) Builds (Compare 1,550 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	606x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	496x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	119x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	345x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	169x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	154x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	90x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	70x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	44x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	102x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	61x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16