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

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	112% 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	97% 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	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	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '22 at 22:24
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 147 2-Core 290 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 802 80% 652 Pts	64-Core 814 50% 814 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3717) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2840 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 155 Parallax 144 117% 148 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 150 Splatting 132 112% 137 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB 26,659 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: 023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 426 417 445 419 410 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 435 Mixed 437 SusWrite 420 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 42.5 4K Mixed 40.8 129% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 81.6 DQ Mixed 157 136% 209 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 123%
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 52GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 432 423 324 289 306 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 466 Write 450 Mixed 386 SusWrite 363 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 42.4 4K Mixed 32.3 111% 35.2 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 63.3 DQ Mixed 118 112% 185 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 113%
Seagate ST33000650NS 3TB-$100 3,609 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2.5TB free Firmware: RA61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 149 144 149 145 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 156 Write 151 Mixed 82.8 SusWrite 146 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 204% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 87%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 929GB free Firmware: 4M SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 107 101 106 101 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 106 Write 104 Mixed 37 SusWrite 104 64% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB 1,548 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 30.5 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 24.2 SC Write 44.1 SC Mixed 33 96% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 94%

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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 $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 $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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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