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

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (7th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 93 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	37.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	77.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	21 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	8.7 Days
Run Date	May 29 '21 at 18:14
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	71%

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PC Performing way below expectations (7^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, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	52.8% Above average	Memory 76.3 1-Core 112 2-Core 163 69% 117 Pts	4-Core 168 8-Core 192 24% 180 Pts	64-Core 189 12% 189 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	37.5% Below average	Lighting 45.6 Reflection 48.9 Parallax 49.8 37% 48.1 fps	MRender 53.9 Gravity 52.9 Splatting 37.5 38% 48.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 235 235 231 204 207 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 382 Write 380 Mixed 298 SusWrite 235 73% 324 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 58.9 4K Mixed 31.5 103% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 328 250% 340 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 124%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60 32,476 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 651GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 48 49 47 45 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	24.5% Poor	Read 38.2 Write 57.5 Mixed 34 SusWrite 46.9 32% 44.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.4 83% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 24.5% Great: 58%
SanDisk Cruzer Switch 32GB 1,758 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 26GB free, PID 5572 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.6 7.4 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	5.3% Terrible	Read 20 Write 3.2 Mixed 11.9 SusWrite 7.2 12% 10.6 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.6 32% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.3% Great: 13%
SanDisk Cruzer 16GB 5,058 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 11GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	5.79% Terrible	Read 24.9 Write 1.5 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 4.7 8% 8.82 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.79% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560 34,441 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 19.2 56% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 14.6 48% 17 GB/s	Latency 87.7 46% 87.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 105%

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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 1,552 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	607x
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	346x
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 $94Bench 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 $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	61x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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