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

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.4% 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	35.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	2.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '20 at 03:00
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Memory 87.5 1-Core 120 2-Core 237 83% 148 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 457 62% 460 Pts	64-Core 440 27% 440 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E347) CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Lighting 67.2 Reflection 66.8 Parallax 92.8 55% 75.6 fps	MRender 66.5 Gravity 68 Splatting 54.9 51% 63.1 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 40 32 38 41 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 450 Write 54.6 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 40.9 33% 153 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 18.5 4K Mixed 0.2 34% 11.5 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 75.1 DQ Mixed 15.5 44% 99.1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 78%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 106GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 127 128 129 130 131 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 110 Write 103 Mixed 69.1 SusWrite 129 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 112%
Verbatim STORE N GO 4GB 154 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 3GB free, PID 3123 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.1 16 16 16 16 15 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	9.92% Terrible	Read 33.1 Write 13.9 Mixed 14.9 SusWrite 14.6 23% 19.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 32% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 9.92% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD 2x4GB 4,643 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 24.5 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 22.7 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 91%

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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	498x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	119x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	348x
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 $94Bench 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 $290	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