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

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	81.4% 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 Drive	80.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '19 at 20:17
Run Duration	297 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Memory 83.2 1-Core 111 2-Core 215 77% 136 Pts	4-Core 373 8-Core 598 60% 486 Pts	64-Core 613 38% 613 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.4% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 118 Parallax 108 82% 109 fps	MRender 95 Gravity 97.8 Splatting 99.9 80% 97.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 88%
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A11) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	6.74% Terrible	Lighting 7.03 Reflection 10.1 Parallax 7.09 6% 8.07 fps	MRender 10.1 Gravity 6.13 Splatting 14.2 9% 10.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.74% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$95 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 383 381 378 383 399 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 489 Write 354 Mixed 204 SusWrite 382 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 59.4 4K Mixed 23.2 109% 38 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 65.2 DQ Mixed 79.6 68% 101 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 116%
Crucial M500 480GB-$84 9,168 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 90GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 336 336 343 342 350 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 406 Write 360 Mixed 316 SusWrite 340 80% 355 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 35.7 138% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 181 171% 267 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 100%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 154 153 157 153 158 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 166 Mixed 91 SusWrite 154 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 97%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 679GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 134 132 137 132 136 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 158 Write 148 Mixed 91.5 SusWrite 134 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 109%
Memorex USB Flash Drive 126GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 117GB free, PID 7722 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2 19 11 7.9 19 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 244 Write 35 Mixed 96.5 SusWrite 13.5 99% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 14.3 4K Write 14.2 4K Mixed 9.1 846% 12.5 MB/s	DQ Read 19.1 DQ Write 15.1 DQ Mixed 8.2 863% 14.1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 85%
Verbatim STORE N GO 8GB 7,781 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 4GB free, PID 0302 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 14 Mixed 4.5 8% 9.25 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 6% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 7%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 2,589 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 10GB free, PID c75c Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 2.5 2% 2.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 21% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x16GB 3,147 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	71% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 22.9 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 21.2 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 79%

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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 $130Bench 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 $90Bench 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 $269	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