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

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	10% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	50.3% 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.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	May 01 '20 at 22:08
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	57%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Memory 87.5 1-Core 91.9 2-Core 191 72% 124 Pts	4-Core 233 8-Core 440 40% 337 Pts	64-Core 597 37% 597 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5170) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	10% Very poor	Lighting 7.07 Reflection 14.5 Parallax 6.44 6% 9.33 fps	MRender 44.7 Gravity 24.6 Splatting 5.87 18% 25.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 10% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 159 153 84 72 164 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 296 Write 258 Mixed 272 SusWrite 137 54% 241 MB/s	4K Read 12.4 4K Write 30.6 4K Mixed 15.7 55% 19.6 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 207 179% 266 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 97%
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 181GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 292 283 140 149 162 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 324 Write 219 Mixed 268 SusWrite 214 58% 256 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 17.8 67% 24.1 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 191 178% 275 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 101%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 670GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 150 150 149 148 150 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 164 Write 152 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 147 90% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 156% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 108%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB 4,068 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 113GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 78 78 78 78 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 80.5 Write 83.5 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 77.1 91% 68.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FARG 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FARG 16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	69.1% Good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 23.1 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 12.5 37% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 84%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	609x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	497x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	119x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	347x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	169x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	155x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	91x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	70x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	45x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	103x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	61x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $449

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16