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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics88% 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 Drive124% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory8GB 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 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)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170427
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateJan 22 '19 at 21:21
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Memory 97.3
1-Core 152
2-Core 304
102% 185 Pts
4-Core 547
8-Core 595
75% 571 Pts
64-Core 592
37% 592 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 120
Parallax 99.8
90% 110 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 96.8
Splatting 105
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 295 289 270 253 238 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 491
Mixed 403
SusWrite 287
95% 423 MB/s
4K Read 47.8
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 65
225% 81.3 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 358
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 124%
Great: 124%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 1.5TB
683GB free, PID ab24
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 101 104 104 104 104 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
48.8% Average
Read 99
Write 76.3
Mixed 56
SusWrite 104
111% 83.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 1
166% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 49%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3000C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
52.6% Above average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 14.2
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 15.7
SC Mixed 14.3
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 49.1
82% 49.1 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 56%

 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 1,552 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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