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

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	72.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	52.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161017
Uptime	21.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '20 at 23:07
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing way below expectations (14^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 way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	63.8% Good	Memory 77.1 1-Core 103 2-Core 195 71% 125 Pts	4-Core 273 8-Core 443 44% 358 Pts	64-Core 536 33% 536 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Gigabyte(1458 36E6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.7% Very good	Lighting 93.4 Reflection 96.3 Parallax 95 76% 94.9 fps	MRender 79.6 Gravity 84.9 Splatting 78.3 66% 81 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75 16,709 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2316RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 50 50 53 52 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 352 Write 163 Mixed 134 SusWrite 55 39% 176 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 67.3 4K Mixed 19.1 88% 34.8 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 98.9 100% 165 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 91%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 55GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 121 124 124 148 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 114 Write 110 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 128 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 165GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 140 141 140 142 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 147 Write 126 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 141 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	47.5% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 14.7 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 13.1 SC Mixed 14 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 86.1 46% 86.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 110%

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

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Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) Builds (Compare 1,552 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	607x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 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 $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: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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