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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	136% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '17 at 19:29
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 582 78% 583 Pts	64-Core 584 36% 584 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.4.4 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 31% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO 500GB 130 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 278GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 164 2316 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 636 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 997 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 385 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 101 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1670 (C2) HDA temperature 109 99 34 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	16% Very poor	Read 196 Write 120 Mixed 115 32% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.12 4K Mixed 0.32 3% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 129%
WDC WD10EZEX-08WN4A0 500GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2297 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 701 (B1) Unknown 99 99 14 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 47 36 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 95 (F1) Unknown 99 99 16193801064	136% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 483 Mixed 494 111% 498 MB/s	4K Read 49.1 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 63.8 226% 81.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 155 172% 291 MB/s
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 136%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 15,101 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 590GB free, PID a200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 92.7 Write 88.6 Mixed 89.1 116% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.2 66% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 44%
ChipsBnk Multi-Reader 32GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 2GB free, PID 4082 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	14% Very poor	Read 17.6 Write 14.7 Mixed 16.2 20% 16.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.56 4K Write 2.27 4K Mixed 1.58 151% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD 1315 BLS4G4D240FSC.8FARG 1315 BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD 1315 BLS4G4D240FSC.8FARG 16GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2800, 2800, 2800, 2800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 31.4 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 29.3 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 101%

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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	606x
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	345x
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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	70x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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 $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	61x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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