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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics116% 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 Drive56.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A11
MotherboardMSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11)  (all builds)
Memory9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateApr 19 '20 at 20:54
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 90.9
1-Core 127
2-Core 247
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 656
67% 543 Pts
64-Core 644
40% 644 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
EVGA(3842 3070) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
116% Outstanding
Lighting 153
Reflection 145
Parallax 155
125% 151 fps
MRender 180
Gravity 128
Splatting 104
109% 138 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 116%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LAT-256M2S 256GB
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PNDA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 275 294 283 299 296 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
56.1% Above average
Read 348
Write 297
Mixed 261
SusWrite 290
67% 299 MB/s
4K Read 15.7
4K Write 42.5
4K Mixed 19.3
71% 25.8 MB/s
DQ Read 69.6
DQ Write 44.9
DQ Mixed 48.5
38% 54.3 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 56%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
162GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 461 476 482 410 274 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 487
Mixed 456
SusWrite 430
106% 472 MB/s
4K Read 45.4
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 63.2
218% 79.2 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 362
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 131%
Great: 129%
Micron 1100 SATA 512GB
362GB free
Firmware: M0DL003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 388 427 427 406 319 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 414
Write 468
Mixed 381
SusWrite 404
94% 417 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 40.9
153% 60.9 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 333
252% 338 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 103%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.9% Very good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 22.2
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 21.5
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 65.9
61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) Builds (Compare 1,551 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $455
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