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

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	114% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	244% 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.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	Цвета: 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 30 '20 at 17:24
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel 0000 159 User benchmarks, average bench 80% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 252 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 706 74% 592 Pts	64-Core 705 44% 705 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gainward(10B0 1B80) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 158 Parallax 136 123% 148 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 149 Splatting 119 107% 131 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team T253LE120G 120GB 3,175 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 91GB free Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 146 67 68 70 67 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 493 Write 354 Mixed 344 SusWrite 102 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 37.1 154% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 241 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 191 168% 248 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 85%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 415GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 977 968 971 975 975 977 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	244% Outstanding	Read 1,462 Write 1,408 Mixed 1,339 SusWrite 974 292% 1,296 MB/s	4K Read 49.6 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 72.2 247% 90.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,227 DQ Write 1,015 DQ Mixed 1,128 843% 1,124 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 244% Great: 297%
Kingston SUV500120G 120GB 4,749 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 56GB free Firmware: 003056RA SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 74 68 62 56 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 491 Write 330 Mixed 298 SusWrite 77.5 66% 299 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 82.7 4K Mixed 43.3 158% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 95.8 95% 155 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 83%
Patriot Flare 60GB 647 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 56GB free Firmware: SBFM01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 98 50 99 78 79 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 484 Write 330 Mixed 333 SusWrite 93.5 69% 310 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 34 158% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 189 168% 251 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HP26D4U9S8ME-8 2x8GB 703 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 28.5 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 40.4 SC Mixed 29.3 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 90%

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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	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