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

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	122% 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	116% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	20.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 27 '19 at 16:16
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Memory 92.8 1-Core 128 2-Core 237 87% 152 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 686 67% 550 Pts	64-Core 687 42% 687 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 2471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 197 Parallax 185 132% 182 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 181 Splatting 128 117% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 415 276 198 179 171 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 454 Mixed 387 SusWrite 279 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 61 202% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 359 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 134%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 10GB free Firmware: 1AJ100E5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 80 83 84 82 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 66 Write 78.7 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 82.8 52% 70.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 75%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 21GB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 79 70 70 78 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 98.2 Write 70 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 79.9 56% 75.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 67%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 174 173 171 173 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 120 Mixed 103 SusWrite 172 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 96%
WD My Passport 1TB 12,840 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 39GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 54 54 53 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	Read 64.2 Write 54.3 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 53.3 64% 49.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 45%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 69GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 59 59 59 59 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	27.5% Poor	Read 55.7 Write 56.5 Mixed 42 SusWrite 59.1 73% 53.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSBK.8FBD 1315 BLS8G4D240FSCK.8FBD 1315 BLS8G4D240FSBK.8FBD 24GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.7% Average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 12.2 40% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 13.9 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 76%

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Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) Builds (Compare 1,555 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	609x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	497x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	119x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	347x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	169x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	155x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	91x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	70x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	45x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	103x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	61x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $449

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16