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

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	102% 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	367% 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	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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160122
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '19 at 13:35
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 96.5 1-Core 127 2-Core 256 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 742 72% 594 Pts	64-Core 736 46% 736 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 3FDA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 123 Parallax 123 101% 123 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 119 Splatting 99.8 104% 131 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 713GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2159 2207 1527 1524 1548 1548 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	367% Outstanding	Read 2,582 Write 2,322 Mixed 1,581 SusWrite 1,752 462% 2,059 MB/s	4K Read 68 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 95.2 320% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,352 DQ Write 1,203 DQ Mixed 1,270 954% 1,275 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 367% Great: 410%
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98 9,315 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 102GB free Firmware: S8FM06.9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 197 196 196 196 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 503 Write 198 Mixed 217 SusWrite 196 61% 278 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 22.8 120% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 68 76% 127 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 84%
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98 9,315 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 112GB free Firmware: S9FM01.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 65 72 71 72 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 447 Write 71 Mixed 184 SusWrite 70.3 42% 193 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 48.7 4K Mixed 12.9 96% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 5.7 34% 78.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 169GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 68 68 70 70 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 97.8 Write 100 Mixed 89 SusWrite 68.8 66% 88.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$103 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 32.3 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 44.6 SC Mixed 30.7 92% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

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Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) Builds (Compare 1,558 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	610x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	498x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	119x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	348x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	169x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	156x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	91x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	71x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	45x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	103x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 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: $457

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16