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

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	78.1% 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	67.4% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '18 at 18:52
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Memory 91.9 1-Core 126 2-Core 229 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 586 61% 489 Pts	64-Core 666 41% 666 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 2424) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.1% Very good	Lighting 98.4 Reflection 109 Parallax 92.8 80% 100 fps	MRender 92.3 Gravity 90.8 Splatting 88.8 74% 90.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 181 171 160 134 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 451 Write 190 Mixed 217 SusWrite 163 56% 255 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 15.7 119% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 28.3 46% 89.1 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 72%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 59GB free Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 179 186 195 198 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 474 Write 194 Mixed 223 SusWrite 188 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 15.3 124% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 169 DQ Mixed 29.1 74% 159 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 72%
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 73GB free Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 236 251 252 257 270 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 492 Write 265 Mixed 255 SusWrite 250 70% 316 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 15.2 108% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 23.3 68% 143 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 74%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 60GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 368 326 154 154 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 480 Mixed 385 SusWrite 256 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 42.2 159% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 277 204% 266 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 95%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 314GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 90 90 89 40 56 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 83.5 Write 79.5 Mixed 51.2 SusWrite 75.9 53% 72.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3000C15-8GVGB 04CD F4-3000C15-8GVRB 04CD F4-3000C15-8GVGB 04CD F4-3000C15-8GVRB 32GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.7% Very good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 23 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 23.7 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 100%

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Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) Builds (Compare 1,550 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	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