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 (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	300% 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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170427
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '18 at 22:31
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 142 2-Core 272 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 753 77% 624 Pts	64-Core 766 47% 766 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1558 1606 1407 880 722 699 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 2,578 Write 1,798 Mixed 931 SusWrite 1,145 358% 1,613 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 73.1 259% 96.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,134 DQ Write 1,003 DQ Mixed 987 762% 1,041 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 353%
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 118GB free Firmware: SAFC12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 130 175 176 174 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 490 Mixed 378 SusWrite 216 89% 399 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 43.2 165% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 207 190% 290 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 97%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 554GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 143 142 143 145 144 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 170 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 142 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 251% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 109%
Seagate BUP Slim RD 2TB 4,801 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	23.1% Poor	Read 37.7 Write 41.2 Mixed 34.7 SusWrite 41.8 29% 38.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.6 169% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 5,376 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 32.7 108% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 42 SC Mixed 32.1 92% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 50.3 80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 111%

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Gaming 69%

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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	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 $94Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	61x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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