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

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	75.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	47.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	30 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '21 at 14:16
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 89 1-Core 123 2-Core 239 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 447 62% 457 Pts	64-Core 468 29% 468 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.9% Very good	Lighting 92.8 Reflection 106 Parallax 97.6 76% 98.7 fps	MRender 93.7 Gravity 94.1 Splatting 92.6 76% 93.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: BBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 78 83 80 85 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 143 Write 95.2 Mixed 113 SusWrite 82.2 24% 108 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 17.4 109% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 93.7 76% 108 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 461GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 116 115 118 117 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 158 Write 159 Mixed 136 SusWrite 117 106% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 109%
WD WD10JUCT-63J6SY0 1TB 3,317 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 452GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 87 86 87 87 86 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 82.4 Write 73.2 Mixed 45.9 SusWrite 86.1 53% 71.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 62%
Seagate M3 Portable 2TB 4,943 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0708 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 124 126 134 131 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 107 Write 139 Mixed 88 SusWrite 128 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.8 203% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4BL.M8FE 859B BL8G32C16U4BL.M8FE1 859B BL8G32C16U4BL.M8FE 859B BL8G32C16U4BL.M8FE1 32GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	90.4% Outstanding	MC Read 32.5 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 30.5 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 34.7 SC Mixed 26.4 76% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 105%

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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 $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 $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 $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